“Life is a book waiting to happen.” -Sloan McBride
Year: 2014
How Much Does Music Influence Your Writing?
How Much Does Music Influence Your Writing? As a writer, I get asked this question quite a bit. As I work on the first four novels in what will be, at the very least, an eight book series, I do have a playlist I refer to when I am researching. I have eclectic taste in … Continue reading How Much Does Music Influence Your Writing?
Being A Good Writer…
"Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the internet." ―Unknown *This doesn't apply to me, but it's cute.*
Where Is My Filter?
Granted, this is true most days.
The Decision
It always helps to have a plan, but some days, it's perfectly acceptable to wing it. Over the last ten years or so, I've had a deep, abiding urge to tell a long list of people precisely what I think of them. In many instances, I have chosen to refrain. Not out of fear, but … Continue reading The Decision
My Writing Roots
My Writing Roots We all start somewhere, especially in terms of writing. My roots are steeped in tradition in the sense that I come from a family well versed with the written and spoken word. I, myself, have a way with words. There’s not a lot I won’t say. I’m direct, I have no time … Continue reading My Writing Roots
In The Case Of…
I only have a handful or so left to read to meet my tiny Goodreads challenge this year. I've done well over the last three years with these challenges, very well, in fact, but this year Mama needs to write and be focused. Hope someone gets to enjoy a good piece of prose this … Continue reading In The Case Of…
Rudeness
Rudeness I’ve recently come to see precisely how intolerant I am towards a key group of people in this world. This isn’t about race or religion, it’s about basic common courtesy and manners. At the core of who I am, I am supremely fair and I am all about having exceptional manners. Is it rude … Continue reading Rudeness
Mass Hello
Hello everyone! I'm sorry I haven't been able to complete the three new pieces I started writing since my last post. I prefer to give you all brand new material, as opposed to recycling, though I suppose it's all right, so long as it is MY work and original, which it always is. My daily … Continue reading Mass Hello
A Writer…
A Writer… “A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world.” -Susan Sontag
