I recently thought about a contribution I made to a fan site at age 17. I’m amazed at how young I was when I wrote this and that I put it up as fan fiction. I am a huge admirer of Robert Downey Jr. and discovered him not long before age 17. When a fan …
As I lay in bed this morning and reflected on Memorial Day, an idea for a story began to form in my mind. I mapped out the beginning in my head and just began writing it. I’ve wanted to write some sort of military/soldier-based story for quite a while, but didn’t know where to begin …
Many people wonder where a writer gets inspiration from. The answer for me is that it comes from everywhere. It could be something someone says. It could be something that happens to me or others. It could be a fear. It could be a dream. I seem to be getting a lot of ideas from …
Sorry about the hiatus! March was a very difficult month! I’m onto a subject that I’m having to deal with very soon which is the ending. I’ve been struggling for quite a while with “finishing” my historical fiction novel. Last year I even made a bet with my husband that I would have a draft …
I had a rough couple weeks between odd injuries and work stress last month and didn’t get much writing done. Something awful is that when I’m stressed about my day job, I can’t write. I’m too consumed with that stress that it takes away something I take so much joy and pride in. Does anyone …
Whether you’re new to writing or started as a kid, you never forget your first novel. My first major project was when I was around 9 years old. This was when American Girl had a brilliant idea. An idea that it appears has been discontinued. It was at this time that they came out with …
After focusing on a few short stories, I have recently returned to working on my historical fiction novel based on Judy Garland. The reason I had stopped for a while is because she is so completely exhausting. What a fascinating and frightening head to get into. Between the issues over her weight, her abortion and …
A couple weeks ago my first short story, Wishful Thinking, was published. When I first got the confirmation, I could not stop jumping up and down. My mom was the first person I called. I not only wanted to share it with her; I wanted to share it with the world. All of my friends …
Writing a zombie story is no easy task. The creatures have been done and redone. This barely allows for original ideas anymore, let alone trying to make them scary. I have challenged myself to do this. When one of my friends did something to inspire this story, I couldn’t resist it. Writers know you can’t …
So after a week hiatus during vacation, my husband and I just restarted P90X with the intent to actually make it through the program pretty much as designed this time. We didn’t do too badly during vacation as we went to the gym in the hotel twice, doing exercises we remembered from the program. The …
