The Damned Little Details
Yesterday, a friend and I attended Angelina Lopez’s awesome book release party at One More Page Books. During the author interview portion, Angelina talked about trying to write a book but getting stuck on a minor detail. Her husband asked her why didn’t she just worked on the other aspects of the story and worry […]
Insecurity is the Bully Standing Over Your Shoulder Until You Shove It Back
I have a bully and it’s called insecurity. It shows up anytime I set my mind on doing something new. It’s there when I want to start a weight loss regimen, have a work assignment, or start writing a new book. When I open a blank document on Scrivener or Word, dread grips my gut. […]
The Moments That Live Forever … in the Embarrassing Vault of Memories
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen something embarrassing happens to you, it feels like you’re the only person in the world. That only you would make that stupid mistake or leave that kind of foolish impression. While on training today, the instructor discussed embarrassing moments and for a second, while he talked, I was treated to a memory slideshow of […]
Why my book is not published yet and failure led me to do better
When will your book be published? It’s a far cry from the rosy and happy ‘tell me what your book is about.’ The excitement waned into ‘so when is the book finally coming out’ at every encounter, in any venue, on the phone or via Morse code. The smiles turned from surprised-excited-encouraging to the barely […]
Writing and Reading, Better than Killing Furniture
Writing’s my answer to everything. I already can hear you all screaming. But hear me out here. Sometimes, when something unexpected happens, frustration is almost an automatic response. It’s only normal. Using a writing analogy, you had an objective, a desire and something is trying to stop you from getting what you want. It could […]
Characters just wanna have fun
Two questions: Do you know what it’s like to live with two people who don’t care what you’re doing, if you’re working, trying to get some sleep, too tired to engage them or even if you have a raging headache? Do you know what it’s like to live with two people who will do […]
At midpoint, ornery, tired but getting there
It’s been 16 days, since NaNoWriMo started. During that time I’ve been: Excited Happy Tired Dazed Blank Ornery (so I’ve been told) Annoyed Annoying Preachy and Undead. Seriously, a few days ago I began developing headaches and I think it was the lack of sun and a vitamin D deficiency. I’ve experience more make-up free days than […]