[From the Archive] Welcome to December (2009)
This is a pre-holiday shout out to the past… — Welcome to December. For all of you who participated in NaNoMo, congratulations – no matter what your personal outcome. Now we get to face the Holidays, which makes it even harder to find the time to write. But it’s possible to manage it all – […]
[Writer Blog] Writing is More than People Think
This week has already been interesting – and it’s only Wednesday. I found out I’m not alone in my “irk” over an EBay commercial (shocker, I know). And I followed my gut about not pursuing a writing related job. AND I’ve managed both editing and new word count – fiction and non-fiction. Still fresh off […]
[From the Archive] When Good Ideas Go Bad
Good ideas can sometimes go very, very bad. This is happening to me right now. There’s an anthology I wanted to submit to, had a great idea. Started to work on it, and it’s crashed and burned horribly. First, I probably screwed up in setting it aside until closer to submission date instead of completing […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] [Writer Blog] The Dallas Pen Show
This week, I’m actually going to combine pen blog with writer blog. Mostly because I participated in TWO conventions this weekend (one only for a limited amount of time), and this second one had bearing on both writing and pens. I participated in FenCon and The Dallas Pen Show – thankfully they were on opposite […]
[Writer Post] Expectations
My Revised FenCon Schedule. Expectations. We all have them. Our expectations expand and contract based on our perception of ourselves and our reality. Professionally, a lot of writers can either have deflated or inflated expectations. Frankly I prefer having deflated expectations. It makes having a grand time out in the world easier to accomplish. What […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Pilot G2 Family Comparison – G2 vs. G2 Pro vs. G2 Limited
This is a busy week so this is kind of thrown together. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Pilot pens and ink. The G2 is my go to ink. I do wish the 0.38 points came in all the colors and not just blue, black, red, and green. So what’s left to say? […]
[Writing Post] SQUIRREL!
I’m deep into “SQUIRREL!” mode right. I admit it. This is the last week before FenCon. FenCon is one of those rare times where I have to be three people all at once. I am FenCon Staff (worker chick). I am Panel Participant (writer chick). I am Friend of Fen (fun fangirl chick). My “to […]
[From the Archive] Babies Can’t Write
Computers make our lives both easier and harder when it comes to writing. Easier because you can fix most mistakes before anyone sees them without having to retype entire pages because you forgot a comma or typed “teh” instead of “the”. They’re harder with all the things that can distract you while you’re trying to […]
[Writer Post] ArmadilloCon Convention Report
ArmadilloCon33 was odd this year, but in the best most awesome ways. Held only a week after WorldCon in Reno, I think there may have been some fear that attendance and/or spending might be down. And if that happened – well, everyone seemed to make up for whatever perceived lack with energy and enthusiasm – […]
[From the Archive] Slow and Steady – Goal Setting
From 2009, and something I need to get back to… “Slow and Steady”. Wow, with NaNoMo coming up, that sounds contradictory to what a lot of people are saying. Now, for those catching up – NaNoMo is the shortened version of National Novel Writing month. The purpose behind NaNoMo is to get people motivated to […]