A Change of Mind and Other Stories   consists of a novella, four short stories, and one flash fiction piece. This collection puts the ex...

So, after a long hiatus, I’m starting to ease back into this whole blogging thing.  I have to make it a part of my schedule again, not e...

Last week, in response to my post for the Insecure Writer’s Support Group , many commenters spoke of how a writer’s focus often changes o...

Why do we do this?  Why blog?  Most of the folks I interact with online are writers, like me.  Many of us have written novels or memoirs w...

Being a writer is a tough gig.   There’s very little payback and we generally work alone.   Yes, it’s true, this new age of blogging has a...

Today, awesomely cool bloggers Alex Cavanaugh and Matthew MacNish are hosting the Pay It Forward Blogfest.  The idea is to introduce all ...

             Monday is my normal day to post here, but I’m holding out ‘til Wednesday so I can participate in Alex Cavanaugh’s.Insecure Wri...

             I’ve been noticing a trend of late.   Quite a few of my Blogger friends, and others I follow, have cut back in their blogging....

             Oh boy, I almost forgot to post about this.   It seems I missed so much while I was away, like Rachael Harrie’s Writers Platfo...

             I thought I would bury this post on a Sunday since, statistically speaking, not many read over the weekend, but…WAHOO!   I j...

             First, I’d like to say how thankful I am for all your support during the last week.   I’m blown away by the fact that so many ...

(Disclaimer:   I apologize up front for this brutally long post, but I had a lot to say.) It’s four in the morning and I can’t sleep.   Th...