• Mini-Musing 1/26/19 ~ The Frustration of Being an Author

    You may have seen my recent postings on social media about how I’ve been feeling frustrated and antsy lately about my writing. I included an article about how it was OK to feel jealous, angry, or bummed. I’ve had an article up all day, published June of last year, where a writer describes his journey…

  • Mini- Musing 01/04/19 – Kathleen Hale and what’s the point?

    I thought long and hard about writing a blog post concerning the situation with Kathleen Hale.  I tried for hours, after thinking of what I wanted to say at work but when I got home, I thought, “This won’t make a damn bit of difference.” I’ve written various blog posts asking authors to NOT DO…

  • Fantasy Panel and Book Signing at Barnes & Noble

    I seriously love being a writer! Sure, sometimes I gripe and complain and feel like giving up but that’s all of us.  I really love placing words on paper — or more accurately now a computer screen! Today I had the pleasure of attending the Fantasy Panel and Book Signing at Barnes and Noble in…

  • Musing ~ 12/1/18: The Importance of Being Receptive

    Literary Agents, you’re all fabulous. Seriously, we writers greatly appreciate you!  We appreciate the way you weave your magic with publishers and make certain we get the best deals, lots of exposure and an over-allsense of well-being. However… There’s one thing that’s been both puzzling and frustrating to me. How come you never call? Or…

  • 2018 Philadelphia Writing Workshop

    I’ll say it again… BEST.DAY.EVER! Yesterday I attended the 2018 Philadelphia WritingWorkshop.  As I said, it was my firsttime attending such an event so I really didn’t know what to expect.  Of course, that’s when your brain starts toimagine all of the things that will go wrong. Well actually something did gowrong.  I left my…

  • Musing 11/7/18 – Likability in Your Characters.

    As of a few days ago, I stopped watching Last Man Standing. Which is a shame because it’s hilarious.  I can enjoy a good sitcom but I tend to look at anything I watch from a writer’s POV.  It drives Big Brother crazy but he understands why. One of the daughters, Eve has become absolutely unlikable. …

  • Musing 11/5/18 ~ Follow the Rules!

    …Or, “If I can do it the hard way, why can’t you?” I know it’s been awhile since I posted here.  But it’s been one of those, life gets in the way, kind of years.  If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you’ll know I was downsized from my job of ten years in…

  • Individual Artist Grant

    I mentioned on Facebook that I received a grant that would enable to attend the The 2018 Philadelphia Writer’s Workshop.  Gunslinger Witch is what I presented to them.  I love all of my works but this one is special because it is unlike anything else I’ve written in the past.  I’m hoping to be able…

  • Mini-Musing 3/23/18 ~ For Reboot series fans only!*

    *Well, feel free to read if you’re curious. #NotMyReboot #Reboot #TheGuardianCode #RebootRevival This is mainly for fans of the animated show Reboot which aired back in the mid-nineties and was the first all CGI Saturday Morning Cartoon.  You’re probably already aware of all the bull*** that’s been surrounding the return of the show so I…

  • Mini-Musing 3/11/18 – YA Fantasy IS IN!

    I took a short trip back to Barnes and Noble and again didn’t see anything new in the adult fantasy section but I decided to look at the YA Fantasy shelves. At first, I got the scare of my life when I couldn’t find them! I thought, “Are you shi***** me? You even got rid…