Today I’d like to talk about my desk. It’s big and bold and messy. We moved almost a year ago and we are still not set up (I know, I know…but life happens man) but my desk is sort of settled in to. I have a new cork board and white board to go with…
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Bad Poetry 2: Electric Boogaloo
It’s round two of Bad Poetry! The last time I did this (read that here) I got a few family and friends asking me, “These were great…they weren’t bad, why did you call it that?” Here’s the reason: I don’t know what I’m doing, really. I studied some poetry in High School and College –…
Coffee Break
Hello, my loyal readers…grab a cup of coffee (iced if it’s as hot and muggy as it is here in NY) and let’s catch up. So, about 2 months ago I finished the second round of revisions on my debut novel, The Art of Lying, and sent it to a professional editor. I took a…
Let’s Get a Little Real
So, today I’d like to slow things down and get a little real. The past few years have been hard for me, personally. I lost my older sister three years ago to pancreatic cancer. I miscarried a very wanted baby girl two years ago. And my sweet five-year-old started kindergarten. And if you think that…
Behind the Scenes: Music and My Writing Process
In one of my writing groups over on Facebook, there was a discussion not too long ago about music and writing. I was seriously surprised that so many of the writers (many self-published professionals) don’t listen to music while they work…I have a hard time not listening to music during certain parts of my process….
Muddled Moments: As If
Grab a Clearly Canadian, put on a velvet babydoll dress, throw on a lace choker and some Doc Martens, watch an episode of Friends or Buffy the Vampire Slayer and sit back because – the 90s are back, baby! Want to know how I know? Bath and Bodyworks just brought back their old original scents…
Creating a 3-Act Structure with Tarot Cards
I’m back for part two of my writing exercises using the Tarot for Writers book and my tarot cards. Last week I created a new character, named Leo, and this week I’m using an exercise on page 72 about creating a three-act structure with two plot points. I did not pull a card for the climax (seen in…
Character Creation 1-2-3: A Tarot Exploration
I wanted to play around with another couple of exercises from Tarot for Writers by Corinne Kenner. I call this Character Creation 1-2-3 and it’s from the section of the book on simple tarot spreads. I’m using a one card spread to give me an overall view of the character, a two card spread to give…
Behind The Scenes: Modern Art and The Art of Lying
Today I’d like to share with you another look Behind the Scenes of The Art of Lying and talk about my love for Modern Art and how it influenced my main character, Rachel. Rachel is a young artist on the verge of a big break and her own gallery show. I love visiting museums…
Binge Worthy
There are so many choices when it comes to television watching these days. Since we don’t have cable, we use Netflix and Hulu for our TV binge sessions and they have some amazing original series. Here’s what I’ve been watching, both new and old favorites – now with GIFs! The Handmaid’s Tale Amazing book, even…