Because I’m feeling foolhardy today, I’m going  to work on commas. People have a lot of problems with commas.  Why?  Because there are 1001 rules, and nobody explains why you use them.  Comma between two complete sentences joined by a conjunction.  Yes, but why?  And why not between this and that? Commas for, well, interjections. […]

Something that was frustrating me a while back was coming up with solid story ideas.  I knew I could, on occasion, but not consistently.  Plus, the more I wander into the uncharted territory of pantsing (versus plotting), the more important it is to have something worth writing about. The interesting question is not, “Where do

I’ve been reading The Happiness Project by Gretchin Rubin.  So far, I don’t agree with her on everything, but it’s an interesting exploration so far.  I wish she’d gone into more detail on how she’d figured out her “Secrets for Adulthood” and personal commandments, but she blows over that in the beginning. I was thinking

Now at Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and OmniLit. Who wants a coupon for a free ebook this weekend at Smashwords?  Duh.  It’s RD46D. Which Is Bigger, the Moon or an Elephant? and Other Stupid Questions by De Kenyon Antonia does not need a babysitter.  She has her CPR certification and a list of emergency contact numbers.  But the

Now at Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and OmniLit. Who wants a coupon for a free ebook this weekend at Smashwords?  Duh.  It’s RD46D. Which Is Bigger, the Moon or an Elephant? and Other Stupid Questions by De Kenyon Antonia does not need a babysitter.  She has her CPR certification and a list of emergency contact

So I’ve been kind of messed up in the head this week.  I feel like it’s a constant theme:  writer goes haywire, drags herself back from the brink of despair, moves on.  I guess there are worse themes.  Objectively speaking, it does get easer.  Knowing that whatever it is I’m stressing about will probably be

Now at Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and OmniLit. Try to catch the Smashwords free coupon code out of the corner of your eye….there it is:  VD39W. This weekend only. Blind Spot DeAnna Knippling She sees art.  He sees technology worth killing for. An artist who sees what nobody else sees:  the visual code generated by the

I’m going to be in Back of the Book Reviews’ Month Long Read-a-Thon in September, featuring Chance Damnation (probably including a trade paper giveaway, if I can get the galley fixed in time).  There will be a bunch of recommendations, a bunch of giveaways, and a bunch of prizes for mighty readers.  More news as

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Man.  I thought I was going to be able to keep up with things while I was on this road trip, but that was just not the case.  I was pretty fried, though. Tony is Lee’s son from twenty-five years ago, and the mom told him she didn’t want him to have anything to do