Tag Archives: writing
Funny
It’s funny about the word funny. We use it in so many non-humorous ways that it almost has lost its meaning. If something is funny, shouldn’t we laugh or at least giggle at it? For instance, funny can be used … Continue reading
Publishing a Novel
When I first decided to publish my novel, Looking for Love, I was under the erroneous impression that writing it was the most difficult part. Now I know better—writing is the easy part. What follows the completion of the … Continue reading
Sneak Peek at Looking for Love
Christy gasped for breath as if water silled into her mouth and lungs. Flailing against the monster that entrapped her,she pushed its tentacles away. Kicking and screaming, she finally came to the surface, and breaking the thin membrane of water, she … Continue reading
Thanksgiving
It seems trite to say that Thanksgiving is a day to reflect on our blessings—after all, isn’t that what the word thanksgiving implies? We are blessed and we are grateful—most of us to a Deity. And some of us … Continue reading
My Novel
I am in the midst of editing my novel, Looking for Love. It is, to say the least, a daunting task. I worked on this novel for what feels like forever. And now I am going back through again, fixing … Continue reading
Words
“Sticks and Stones can break my bones, but names can never hurt me..” (Children’s Nursery Rhyme) Words are powerful. I was reminded of that after my last blog post. The piece was a fictionalized account about when my … Continue reading
Submission Blues
Remember when you sent your first child off to school for the first time? You probably took her shopping and bought new clothes—including socks and underwear. You may have purchased a brand new school outfit. When the big day … Continue reading
Awesome
Awesome! “So impressive or overwhelming as to inspire a strong feeling of admiration or fear”—this is the dictionary definition of awesome. Sometime over the last few years, it came into popular usage to describe everything from a Big Mac to … Continue reading
Gambling
When I first started this blog, I intended to chronicle my journey to publishing at least one of my novels. It has been a long and difficult trek, to say the least. I think if you could imagine … Continue reading