Vacation Photos
Spending the week on Edisto Island – here are some photos for your amusement:
Insecure Writer’s Support Group: Worst Genre
It’s First Wednesday, so time for another IWSG blog! September’s Question: What genre would be the worst one for you to tackle and why? My worst genre would be horror. I have way too much imagination to even read horror stories and if I tried to write one, I’m sure I would scare myself into…
Launch Party Updates
Packages are starting to arrive! These will be the giveaway prizes for the two raffles I’ll do during the party. All the guests need to do is write down their name and email address and join my newsletter! I’m also going to have temporary tattoos (electric guitars), baggies of candy with the book cover on…
Book Launch Party Coming Soon
I have officially paid for the space for the launch party for our Sisters in Crime anthology, Carolina Crimes: Rock & Roll & Ruin. It will be at the local independent bookstore, Fiction Addiction, in Greenville, SC on October 8 from 2:00 to 4:00. I’m still planning the nitty-gritty of the party, like how large…
Real Life is Ruining my Virtual Existence
Ever have one of those months? First, the car died just as I was pulling onto the interstate highway! Fortunately, my sister was able to come give us a ride over to her house once I got the car towed to the dealership. Massive bill ensued … I actually though seriously about just buying a…
How To Write & Hold Down a Day Job
99% of today’s writers don’t make a living from their writing. That’s a tough realization to come to, but we need to accept it as a given and move on. Instead, you need to hold down a “day job” – or, as i like to put it, bring in a paycheck to support your writing…
What I’m Researching: The Emergency Room
OK, it’s not really a planned research, but you use whatever you learn, right? Spent 8 hours in the ER last Monday with chest pains. Specifically, I kept telling them it was stabbing pains when I tried to breathe. After an EKG and chest x-ray, the urgent care place sent me to the ER for…
Winter Reading Challenge
I’ve signed up for my local library’s Winter Reading Challenge. We have a “Bingo” board of things to read and do, and if you fill a row, column, or diagonal, you are entered into a contest and may win a prize. If you complete the whole board, you get extra chances. Guess which one I’m…
Writer’s Group Party
Our local writing group (SC Writer’s Association, Greenville Chapter) celebrated Christmas with a lovely party last Saturday. A good time was had by all who could attend (alas, some had to work and some were still leery of COVID and didn’t want to venture forth). We had food, good conversation, and party games. Adrienne made…
A Day in the Life: How a Writer Stays Organized
People always want to know: How do you keep everything organized when you’re writing a book? Well, here’s the low-down on that process, at least from my perspective. Writing a book can get hairy. You’ve got to remember whether you gave Aunt Betsy blue eyes or brown way back in Chapter 3. You’ve got to…