[Spotlight Post] Jimmy Simpson (A Valentine’s Day Post)
In honor of Valentine’s Day – and Friday Spotlight Day – I’m spotlight my husband, Jimmy Simpson. Some of you know him well. Some of you don’t. And a couple of you are responsible for him being a permanent part of my life – so thank you. There are many reasons I love this man […]
[Writer Post] Collaborations and Helio-Con 1
Oh, hi… It’s Wednesday. I kinda forgot there for minute. I was busy working on a chapter for a collaborative project that I need to get back to my writing partner. Fortunately, the wrinkle I came up with shouldn’t mess with him too much – and I ran it past him, first. Because that’s just […]
[Spotlight Post] Matt Forbeck – Getting Media Tie In Right
A good while back I wrote a post about Media Tie-In novels and writers. I posited that you can tell when a writer cares about the source material and when they’re doing it for a paycheck. The example I showed then was one of the paycheck writers. Now I’m going to introduce you to someone […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Pentel Twist Erase Click 0.7mm Pencil
Today I need to do my review pretty quickly. I also have dream to write down what I remember and a chapter from a collaboration to read and write the next installment. So today’s review is the last Pentel Pencil from the “Big Box O’ Stuff”. This is the Pentel Twist Erase Click 0.7mm mechanical […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Kikkerland Wooden Ballpoint Retractable Pen – Blue Ink
I did get a set of pens for Christmas – though it really was a very light holiday on the pen front (my fault). What I did get was the Kikkerland Wood Ballpoint Pen Set of Three. These are ballpoint retractable pens that have blue ink but look like your classic wooden pencil. We picked […]
[Writer Post] What Rings True
It’s Wednesday, that’s a blog day. And this is running towards late because I had something to do at lunch, and now here we are. As I’ve mentioned a bajillion times so far, I’m reading Wonderbook by Jeff Vandermeer. Vandermeer is a wise man. In his introduction he says something that is ABSOLUTE GOLD in […]
[Writer Post] Welcome 2014
I know it’s late in the day, but it’s still Wednesday, so it still counts. I’ve mentioned before that I don’t do “resolutions”, they’re set up to fail. I prefer to make goals. Though sometimes, like resolutions…they don’t quite make the mark. The goals for 2014 are to write more and (preferably) better. I always […]
[Writer Blog] Took A Holiday
The blog took yesterday off to celebrate Christmas with family. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from my family to yours. I will resume normal blogging shortly.