Working Mom… Everyday Magic – Spells You Already Know 21 Dec 202021 Dec 2020 You don't need to buy a thing. Magic. It's all around us--we just need to recognize it as such. Examples? Spell for Happiness You've already got everything you need. You've…
Cancer… A Heart, a Mole, and a Limerick 10 Jun 201510 Jun 2015 It's been a sort of eventful (and yet not) couple of weeks. There have been a couple scares, some new side effects, a milestone, some experimentation, and a minor epiphany.…
Books… How to Write a Quick and Painless Book Review 3 Jun 20153 Jun 2015 I review nearly every book I read. But only because the Goodreads app on my phone makes it nearly impossible NOT to select a number of stars when I’m marking…
Books… My New Book Has Arrived! 31 Mar 201531 Mar 2015 Hip hip HOORAY, my new book is now available! It's the fourth full-length Lexy Cooper mystery. You can pick up the eBook right now at Amazon, or you can wait…
Writing The Care and Feeding of Minor Characters 26 Feb 201526 Feb 2015 Let's talk about minor characters.These are your protagonist’s family members, friends, and coworkers. Important enough to have a name, but definitely not an above-the-title name. They mainly exist to help…
Writing Billable Hours – A Writer’s Day 4 Feb 20154 Feb 2015 Okay, novelists don't really have billable hours. I worked in a PR agency for a brief, miserable period and keeping track of how much time I spent on every little…
Writing In the Beginning – Starting a New Novel 2 Feb 20152 Feb 2015 My ninth book (Glitched) is with my editor right now and so, it's time for me to start writing the next one. Book number ten will be the second in the…
Books… All About That Pace 28 Jan 201528 Jan 2015 Let's talk about pacing, i.e. the action in your novel. Does it start slow and build to an action-packed climax? Do you hit on your main themes in a regular…
Books… Finishing touches: Getting your novel in top condition 26 Jan 201526 Jan 2015 This post isn't about that final-final review when your manuscript has already gone through professional editing and proofreading. This is about getting your manuscript ready for the next step, whether…
Assholes… Stop saying this shit in 2015! 6 Jan 2015 "The feels" Example: "All the feels" [link to kitten video or other heart-string-tugging media]; "This got me right in the feels" What it means: "This provoked an emotional response. Emotions…
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