The picture above is icicles hanging off my house. I have a metal roof, which typically snow slides right off of. However, I have a flat section to my roof and the snow just kind of sticks there until it melts. It's a little hard to see in the picture, but the snow had actually … Continue reading Chipping ice and chasing Temmy
I recently signed up for a lifetime subscription on a course package offered by Dean Wesley Smith on Teachable. Sometimes I just need reminders on my writing and I love the way Dean phrases things. He's blunt and honest. Don't expect warm fuzzies. I like that. It's an eye-to-eye level approach and I know it … Continue reading A Wise Friend
Today I talk about how writing is like drowning in quicksand. Yes, you heard me right. Drowning in quicksand. And yet you have to trust the process. It is the only way you might survive. I've heard it said, though never *thankfully* experienced, that if you fall into quicksand, you are not supposed to struggle … Continue reading Drowning in the quicksand
I don't really have anything to say. Thanksgiving was good. I enjoyed the time with my boys. And I got some writing done. What more needs said? Here's this week's numbers. Fiction words written last week: 8,957 words Blogs/Newsletter articles/non-fiction written: 1,750 words including a character sketch which feels like Loki popped his head in to … Continue reading Progress – November 27, 2017
This has been a week where I feel like I've been busy but I can't say that I've been productive. There is a difference and I generally try to stay away from busy work to do productive work. Yet, this week I'm not sure it was a success. I promised myself that I would take … Continue reading Progress – November 20, 2017
Dawn Blair - Tours of Imagination 