Wouldn’t It Be Good to be on Your Side, the Grass is Always Greener Over There

I’ve had that song from Pretty in Pink in my head for literally days.  It is embedded and will not go away.  It has so little to do with the actual subject of today’s blog that it would be funny if it wasn’t kind of sad.  But I thought writing it down might make it [...]

Knowledge Makes For Bad Reading

Remember before you began writing when books were fun and delightfully entertaining?
Yeah, I do too and sadly that is no longer the case. I have learned so much over the course of my writing and will admit that it stinks! The books I once loved to read so much are now riddled with flaws. Before [...]

The Not So Happy End

I’m a sucker for happy endings. I love seeing characters I’ve watched fall in love in spite or because of various obstacles end up together. I like to walk away from a movie (book) believing the characters went on to have a slap happy life full of love and other good things.
But the stories that [...]

Trivial Pursuits

I love it. I kick A$$ at it. It’s fun. I can’t find a single soul to play with anymore. Bummer.
You know why? Because my head is so full of useless junk it is not funny. Random facts take root in my brain and they are stuck there for life. My head is a roach [...]

Random Bits of Information on Publishing

Agent Kristen Nelson writes a great blog titled Pub Rants. This week, she’s been explaining Payment Schedules and the growing trend among the NY publishing houses toward Payment on Publication.
Check it out. Kristen’s blog is always full of excellent information.
Next up: synopsis writing!
I just finished writing a synopsis for the YA I’m subbing to agents, so I’ve [...]

Hero Kiss Match

I’m doing the non-writing side of writing today, at least for the four hours from 4-8 p.m., on the Ellora’s Cave chat yahoogroup. Promotion’s tricky: you need something eye-catching, and a clever title in the subject line just doesn’t do it…because there’s always somebody more clever for you. And four hours of promotion? Yikes! I’m [...]

Father Knows Best

Over the years I’ve noticed a trend in Disney movies. The characters never have a mother. Very often, they also don’t have a father but for the most part the never have mothers. Why do you think that is? I have a lot [...]

Unscheduled Easter Sunday blog :)

Happy Easter, everybody! I’m up early with a mug of hot green tea, my complex’s crazy cat lady has resurfaced with yet another pair of plastic Chinese takeout bowls filled with cat food and she’s lurking on my patio, my husband’s still asleep, and nobody is online. I woke up early to go [...]

The NOT So Wonderful

At some point in your life you’ve come upon a book that just doesn’t sit well with you. Matter fact, you might find an author whom you’ve tried a few times and something STILL doesn’t click with you. Perhaps you’ve even tossed a few at the wall because of your frustrations with the author’s voice. [...]

Description Is A Dish Best Served…

During the second leg of my writing journey, I used to get slammed a lot for not including enough description in my stories. Back then I was skimpy on the description. White walls, bare floor, and maybe a piece of furniture skimpy. I write more description into my stories now, but still not a whole [...]