I Want to be a Writer: Breaking the News to Your Family

When I first started writing The Claiming Words, I didn't tell anyone about it. No one. It was such an impractical venture, I was embarrassed to admit that I'd suddenly decided to listen to the imaginary friends skipping around inside my head. Sure, after a few days, my husband began to wonder what the heck … Continue reading I Want to be a Writer: Breaking the News to Your Family

Fun Friday Roundup

It’s been a wild and eventful week. Let’s see…we bid 2012 farewell and heralded in 2013. Happy New Year everyone! Some of us made our New Year’s Resolutions…some of us did not. I spent the better part of Wednesday moving my blog from Blogger to WordPress. Why? Because I spent hours and hours every week … Continue reading Fun Friday Roundup

New Year’s Writing Resolutions

I've never been a fan of New Year's Resolutions. Probably because I'm not very good at sticking with them. Maybe some of you are like me: in the past we've vowed to lose every ounce of excess weight, work out three hours a day seven days a week, keep a spotlessly clean house, stay caught … Continue reading New Year’s Writing Resolutions

It’s Been A While

Wow, I just stopped by my blog to see how long it had been since I posted something and I was shocked to discover it's been nearly a month! My only excuse for this serious lapse in blogging is that I tend to get very single-minded when I'm writing. I finished writing another YA paranormal … Continue reading It’s Been A While

How To Be A Writer

Aspiring writers often wonder, "How can I be a writer? What do I have to do? Do I have to have a degree or take a class?" Well, I've got the answer and it might not be what you expect: WRITE. That's it. If you write, if you express yourself by using words, if you string … Continue reading How To Be A Writer