I used to read about vegans and think, “Ugh, too pure. Too healthy. How can they forego yummy cheese, etc.?” It kind of made me hate them. Hopefully I won’t make you hate me with this post. I just want to share 8 ways that eating vegan (plus avoiding sugar, caffeine, gluten, and **almost** all… Read More
Hej! Yes, that’s how much Swedish I speak. That plus “tack” (thanks) and I know that “Obs!” means pay attention because I almost added dry ice to my kids’ juice. That’s right, I have moved to Stockholm, Sweden with my family. And our furry darling, Goldie. This was an exciting summer as we packed up and… Read More
Note that I’m not calling this “writer’s block” I prefer to label this slack-jawed sensation of dread procrastination. It’s a monster that can pop up at any stage of your writing career. Some days you hop online to check one thing – you swear – yet two hours later you’ve learned how to re-enamel a cast… Read More
I’ve read many articles by authors with their advice to aspiring writers… but Hugh Howey’s blog post of this week is the best I’ve read. I make that sweeping claim because he takes you beyond the “inspiration – perspiration” stage – the how-to’s of finding the muse and rolling up your sleeves – way further into… Read More
I think Benjamin Hardy is onto something. Here’s his latest article on Medium.com and it’s well worth the 32 minutes to read it. Imagine how far we could all go if we took the time to put into practice the ideas and advice in this one blog post? Go for it: “35 Things You Should… Read More
I’ve been meaning to post for months about how to make a book hedgehog. What can I say? My own hang-ups about my photo skills s-l-o-w m-e d-o-w-n. I made this little guy in July. Now it’s December. Here’s how it’s done: Take an old pocket paperback. Fold page one’s corner down flush against the spine.… Read More
How is NaNoWriMo going, you guys? Mine is abysmal thus far. Here’s a screengrab of my pitiful stats. But my motto is to never give up and there is something brewing in my head that just may explode in a torrent of 2,313 words per day for the next 20 days, which is what I… Read More
Here’s a summary of the book I’m #livenovelediting: PART 1, Ch 1: Sabine, an unemployed Canadian, lives in Paris with an artist boyfriend (Laurent). She’s condescending about his art and buddies, and has somewhat paranoid thoughts about Paris buildings because they seem to look down on her. She’s surly that Laurent’s friend, Jesus, pockets her cigarette lighter… Read More
I’m super excited and indebted to the lovely Brandi Megan Granett of Tall Poppy Writers, for interviewing me today on Huffington Post’s Book Blog! Check out the gifs…. do you all like gifs or do they annoy you? As I was “gif choosing” to pair them to my responses I tried to let them have a… Read More
Ah, novels. They hold so much promise, don’t they? The cover and blurb draw us in, we pay a few bucks and dive in…. maybe there’s a table of contents with named chapters, maybe not. Maybe there’s a dedication: “To Billy Boo, faithful cat, damn that car…” it all draws us into a world created… Read More
