Okay people, it’s time to stop playing around. Up until now, I’ve been sneakily working on this book (along with my little secret club of Closeted Novelists–not kidding, that is our actual name) in between long hours at the office and usually after I release my stress doing mindless, pointless activities like yelling at the […]
Today, it’s all about analogies. I do SO love me some analogies… especially really bad ones. And stolen ones. Her eyes were like two brown circles with big black dots in the center. He was as tall as a 6′3″ tree. Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides […]
A friend of mine recently wrote a hilarious post about how coming up with a character is not unlike birthing a child. Not having ever given birth to a demi-human, myself, I was forced to come up with the following alternative description: Writing a book is like playing fantasy football; only instead of having to choose […]
It’s gotten to the point where sleep is like the worst thing I can do if I want to get this book written. Every night, it’s like this: the second I fall into bed, the thoughts start coming freely. They are rife with literary brilliance, completely unique from my normal (boring) everyday thoughts, magical…and seemingly […]
I’m sorry, I couldn’t stop myself. And as always, I had to take the learning just ONE step farther. Further. Whatever. What is good writing? Is it the kind of thing that makes you think? Does it change the way you view the world and make you want to undo all the wrongs you’ve ever […]
Hey, so if you’re wondering why there’s this stapler-shaped indentation on my forehead? It’s because I’ve decided to do what two out of three “how to” writer’s guide thingamajiggers and whatsits advise me to do, (because I am a slave to the rantings of so-called experts–something I might get from my mom, actually) and I’m writing […]
Arrrrrgh. I’ve reached the point where I’m questioning some of the major events that make up my plot. Again. I don’t know if this is part of the creative process or what, but I’m getting to the point where I’m like haaaaaaaaaating life. So here’s my question to put to “all” of you. ***What are […]
Two am. The streets outside have finally fallen quiet. I’ve exhausted the latest offerings of my trusty DVR, and now it’s time to create. I eat an apple for energy, and drink a can of Diet Coke so my body doesn’t flop over sideways on the couch and give me curvature of the spine a […]
Sara stood on the rooftop of the opposite building, five stories above where she’d just been sitting. She stared down at the man on the parking garage as he rubbed his face in frustration. No doubt, he was seriously questioning his sanity right now. Which was exactly what she wanted him to do. Thinking back […]
This is a brief peek at the book I’m working on. This is why you never hear from me: Somehow, everyone reaches that point in their lives where they realize one very profound and important truth: there’s only so much schnitzel a person can eat. Unfortunately, Elsa—God love her—refused to stop bringing me food until […]
When I was in high school, I often felt totally discombobulated when it was time to get dressed in the morning. You see, I never really felt like I “fit in” with my age group, but it wasn’t because I couldn’t afford trendy clothes or didn’t have style. No, it was mostly because I had […]
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