This may be a problem that only pantsers such as myself experience, but I’ll throw it out there anyway. Stuck Plot. It’s not the same as writer’s block. The story is there, the characters are clamoring to get out, but try as I might, nothing appears on the page. I feel like there’s a logjam […]
Hellhounds generally bring up visions of giant mastiffs. Powerful dogs with big slobbering jaws full of teeth, multiple heads, and glowing eyes. They guard the gates of hell, graveyards and the dead. Hearing their howl can be an omen of approaching death. Cerberus of Greek mythology is probably the most famous, but supernatural black dogs […]
It’s my week at the beach, and in spite of all the sand, pool floaties, and time spent keeping my children from plunging off the balcony to their death or being hauled out to sea by the undertow, I’m getting some writing and editing done. My goal was to leave the laptop at home and […]
Next week, it’s off to the beach for me. In addition to sun, sand, water parks and arcades, I plan on writing IMP FORSAKEN (Imp 5) and editing DEVIL’S PAW (Imp 4). And I plan on spending some quality time with my Kindle. I’ve got over 60 books in my TBR, and 11 right now […]
I set some really aggressive writing goals for myself the past few months and through the summer. Well, aggressive considering I have a corporate day-job and three kids. 2-3k per day might not sound like much, but after a month of this pace I’m starting to fall apart. I do get in my daily exercise, […]