So my good friend Susan Roddey had a fabulous post the other day about what it really means to be a working writer. You can find that post – and how she outs me about my embarrassing habit of dressing like a hobo – HERE Seriously, though, that’s about it in a nutshell. Life as … More So You Wanna Be a Starving Artist: behind the glam
That’s right. You’re getting two of these in a row! Mwahahahaha…(watches stats plummet). Today’s piece is from my prolific fantasy computer lab period in 1990. (I know I had more than this. I’m really sad I threw out as much as I did while cleaning. I could’ve had material forever.) And I’m sorry, it’s another … More The Lost Manuscripts: The Ocean Fairy
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, so let’s open up the vaults! Today’s piece of my tragic writing past is from November 20, 1990, so I would’ve been ten or so. I will warn you, this was when I was neck deep in my self-insertion fantasy phase (though some could argue … More The Lost Manuscripts: The Magic Leaf
So my early childhood writer self did not, in fact, remain limited to fantasy stories. Nope, I also decided that it was my destiny to be a self-help/instructional writer as well. So today we are visiting my short essay on a project you can do with everyone in your life. In fact, I highly suggest … More The Lost Manuscripts: Here’s an idea for Mother’s Day!
In interviews and guest posts around the web I’ve mentioned that I’ve been writing since I was a kidlet. Whether it was little writing assignments for school, making ‘books’ about family vacations or holidays, or plunking away on the little sky blue toy typewriter my parents got me when I was five, I’ve been making … More SJ: the lost manuscripts – A Story of the Middle Ages
Remember to visit The Blog Hop Spot for more giveaways! All righty, well after yesterday’s mush fest it’s time to get back to form! You know what I love about Valentines Day? Kid’s valentines. I have such fabulous, ridiculous memories of those goofy storebought cards. I don’t know if schools still do this, but I remember putting a … More Bee mine! (insert cute little pink and red bee here)
The awesome Kaylie Austen tagged me to answer 11 random questions, so here we go! What’s your most embarrassing moment? I have so many, it’s really hard to choose. I’m really good at misinterpreting things, especially signs and song lyrics. I’m like the Queen of the Unintentional Innuendo. I was online talking to a friend … More I’ve been tagged!
I try to save myself from this every year. I can usually make it through most of the rest of the year….winter is hard, but the holidays are the hardest. Everything is so cozy and happy, but I’m usually busy with performance obligations so I have to keep my head clear. And spending money on … More Slave to the (knitting) needle
I’m really not complaining. I’m very, very blessed to have an active imagination that’s also incredibly fruitful. But do all my ideas have to attack me at once? Can I not take a drive, a shower, a nap without one more popping up? If I have to use one more tube of lipstick to write … More When Ideas Attack!
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