by admin | Sep 24, 2013 | Author Spotlight
Jane joined us earlier this year (check out the post here) to spotlight the Double Helix series and I’m stoked she’s kind enough to join us again to discuss writing a series. I’ve been thinking about writing a series or trilogy, so her guest spot...
by admin | Sep 21, 2013 | Randomness
As I child, I’d latch on to certain movies like a barnacle on the side of a ship. I was happy to watch them over and over and over again, much to the continual annoyance to my parents. My mother says my taste in somewhat dark, creepy movies molded me into the...
by admin | Sep 18, 2013 | Randomness
Honestly. It’s amazing I get anything accomplished during the day. So, let’s chat about embarrassing confessions. So, once upon a time, I tried to create an “inspiration file.” You may remember this blog post. Said “inspiration...
by admin | Sep 14, 2013 | Mom-hood, Randomness
Random Contemporary has taken on a life of its own. It’s now close to 11,000 words in length. I’m on chapter six. It feels official now. We’ve gone from, “Hahaha, I’m writing a contemporary! Hilarious!” to “Why, yes,...
by admin | Sep 9, 2013 | Randomness, Writing
I had delusions of grandeur this weekend for writing. Big, grandiose plans of sitting down in front of the laptop and getting crazy amounts of chapters accomplished. Here’s what happened instead: HBO free preview weekend. I watched The Dark Knight Rises twice. I...
by admin | Sep 4, 2013 | Writing
The worst part of the above statement is that Random Contemporary isn’t even to the “paranormal parts” yet. No, I’m on Chapter Four. It has nothing to do with anything yet. Despite this fact, I had to get up at the crack of dawn yesterday for...
by admin | Aug 30, 2013 | Randomness
Guys. This week. So, in the midst of my out of control week (Day Job! OMG!), I got another post card from my college’s Alumni Association. “We’re putting together an alumni directory!” the font was just this much too cheerful. ...
by admin | Aug 24, 2013 | Writing
In the grand scheme of things, I’ve spent the majority of 2013 looking forward to: My ten-year wedding anniversary The 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Wedding number one: The Bridesmaid edition Wedding number two: The Matron of Honor edition...
by admin | Aug 19, 2013 | Randomness
At one point during the weekend, I commented, “This has somehow turned into Sara’s Wedding: The Musical.” So, Friday afternoon found me desperately making last-minute preparations for the wedding. I’d brought my rehearsal/rehearsal dinner...
by admin | Aug 15, 2013 | Randomness
So, there’s this little matter of a bridesmaid’s dress. So, back in…oh, let’s say it was February, I had to purchase my maid of honor gown for a wedding that seemed really, really far away. Somehow I ended up with the old, most gnarled sales...
