What does it mean to be a 'nice' person? What does 'nice' really mean? Am I a nice person? I don't know. I like children and animals. They seem to like me. I don't kick people. I open doors for others. I smile at babies. But, does that make me nice? I wish I were … Continue reading Not Nice
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The Fear of Flying
Flying in an airplane is the least of my worries. My biggest fear is change. Flying away from life as I know it and barreling toward a new existence. There is no adventure without risk. It's difficult to put everything on the line, to decide to leave the known in search of the unknown. What … Continue reading The Fear of Flying
The Comfort of Predictability
I'm reading a romance novel. Not a series. Not a paranormal romance. Just a good old-fashioned boy-meets-girl romance novel. There is no question about how the book will end. The guy and the gal will certainly end up together and have a happily-ever-after ending. So, if I knew how the book would end before I ever … Continue reading The Comfort of Predictability
Top Ten Signs You’re Running Out of Blog Topics
1. At your day job, you’ve placed a Blog Topic Suggestion Box in your cubicle. 2. You blog about blogging (http://www.blog.triciadrammeh.com/2012/04/all-cool-kids-are-doing-it-so-why-cant.html)3. You make fun of your own website, blog, and Facebook page just to have something to blog about (http://www.blog.triciadrammeh.com/2012/06/ten-deadly-sins-of-building-your-author.html) 4. You begin offering vampire dating tips (http://www.blog.triciadrammeh.com/2012/04/vampire-dating-your-boyfriend-is.html) 5. You’re working on a undead fashion show extravaganza for your next … Continue reading Top Ten Signs You’re Running Out of Blog Topics
The Ten Deadly Sins of Building Your Author Platform
It stands to reason that I’ve been a reader far longer than I’ve been a writer. I began writing two years ago at the age of thirty-nine, so I have way more experience as a consumer of books than I do as a manufacturer. So today, I’d like to approach my writer friends, not as … Continue reading The Ten Deadly Sins of Building Your Author Platform
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