I hate entering edits. I don’t mind reading a manuscript yet again, marking it up with all the little things that make it flow better, but I can’t stand adding or removing commas and words. It reminds me of warehouse work or formatting technical manuals. It’s tedious! Okay: it sucks! I’m not kidding when I […]

“The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.” – Agatha Christie For me, it’s in the shower…or in the car… Other times it’s on walks, or even while I’m playing tennis… Now that I’m back to working outside the home, it’s during lunch, too… And yes, sometimes it’s even while […]

Spring is definitely in the air (unless you live in the southern hemisphere or in a part of the world where it snowed this past weekend…but most of us have seen signs of spring). While fall will always be my favorite season, spring is another season that makes writing seem a little more magical to […]

I like speaking before groups of people even though it terrifies me. I’ve written about my first experience as a street performing juggler before (and the fears I overcame to finally go before hundreds of people and do my thing). When I train people at work, it’s never bothered me; it’s just when I become […]

Valentine’s Day seems to be a day that drags out so many opinions and feelings. There are the touching proclamations of love. (You gotta read this if for no other reason to see the last two photos and Wendig’s commentary surrounding them.) There are those without somebody to spend the day with talking about how […]