Word Slinging and Optimism

Deep Thoughts and Shallow Reality

01

Oct

Firstly – no, I’m not talking about the kind of protection you heard about in Sex Ed.  Though that is also important… but it’s not my subject du jour. Oh wait, no, really firstly – happy Monday! Today, I’m going to jump on my soapbox.  This is one thing that I will get fiery and red-faced about – so strap in and bear with me.  I am a firm, firm, FIRM believer that all women absolutely can protect themselves, and should take the time to learn how. This blog stems from a recent episode in which

2018

27

Aug

Hello friends!  It’s Monday once again, and in between meetings and training and fighting with this SQL code, I’ve been musing.  Mostly on sticky notes in meetings (shh, I was too paying attention!), but still musing. Continuing our alphabet, we are now to the letter L.  And there are a lot of good L words, so it was hard to narrow it down.  So what I actually did, instead of choosing something for myself, was to search for “L is for…” and let The Google help me decide!  And the one that

2018

24

Jul

Hello my dear, dear friends.  Welcome back!  Today in history, in 1567, Mary – Queen of Scots – was imprisoned and forced to abdicate her throne to her 1 year old son James VI.  Whoa, yeah, good luck with that!  “Today, I declare national eat ice cream until you’re sick day!  Yay!”  A one year old in charge… ::shudder:: Anywhoo, I had my best friend in town this weekend (who is also an avid reader), and I had an author moment while she was here.  See, I have been sucked into the world of Ann

2017

17

Jul

Hello Monday!  Hello Beginning of the week!  Hello work peoples!  Hello early morning Boot Camp!  Hello my dear, dear friends who wonder in every now and again for some distraction.  Today’s a good one – I guarantee it! So, you know how it goes, about how all writers find inspiration pretty much everywhere.  There was an excursion to an escape room over the weekend, and one of the party admitted he had a moment of wondering “what it this turned real?  What if we really had to figure this out,

2017

26

Jun

Hello again dear friends! After a short life-got-complicated-and-messy hiatus, I'm back!  I was so excited too, because I got my first email through my website... and it turned out to be spam, actually.  What a let down.  ::laugh:: Today I decided to have another interview... what?  Why are you looking at me like that?  One of them is bound to actually turn out!  This time I asked Uriel - as close as a best friend as Michael has - and Xander - Damien's best friend - to answer a few questions.

2017

10

Apr

Hi! Hello! Salut! Hola! Hallo! Ola! Ohayo! Jambo! And that’s about every way I know how to say hello!  You only get “Welcome back!” in English though. :) I got some good feedback about the interview between Tree and Chaos, so I thought I’d throw a few more of my characters into the interview seat.  One at a time is no fun, so I have a new pair today.  I’m still using the same interview questions I answered in my very first blog, and with the heroines, but today we’re going to see what happens

2017

27

Feb

Goooooooooooooooooooooood morning Internets!!! It’s Monday once again!  [and there was much rejoicing – yay]. It’s my final Lovely Ludicrous List… [and there was probably much more rejoicing – yay].  Today’s totally tubular topic is…. Wait for it… Wait for it… My favorite Heroes and Villains – and I added Anti-Hero as well, because that’s totally a thing.  I tried to keep it to three, but I did some interesting counting, as you’ll soon see… HEROES 3.  Officer Rhodes from Bridesmaids. Well,

2017

30

Jan

​Hello again dear friends and stalkers.  I’m glad you’re back! I’m continuing on with the Character Theme I unintentionally started, and today I thought I’d interview my two heroines; Trelawney Belle Rhoades from New Hope and Constance Wilkering from The Gates.  They both genuinely talk to me (when they’re not pouting…) and they’re very different young women.  I figured I’d use the same interview questions I answered in my very first blog. I have no idea how this is going to turn out, so join

2017

23

Jan

Carrying on with the character theme I apparently started last week, I thought it would be fun to share a few of the weird hobbies some of my characters have.  Because let’s be honest, for any character to be really real and well-rounded, they have to have some kind of weird quirk.  All humans have some weird quirk.  Seriously.  Can you think of anyone that doesn’t? PSA – if you can, that person is a robot, and you should fear for the future. Let’s start in the world of New Hope Chronicles

2017

17

Jan

I’m going back to a super cliché that every person knows – not just us writer-folks.  “Write what you know.”  I’m sure your English teacher at one point in your life said this to you, same as many of mine did to me.  I don’t know how other writers feel about this advice, but I use it ALL the time. Especially in my Characters. When a character first inserts itself into my brain, it’s always someone.  A celebrity, an athlete, or even people in my own life.  Some people I know deserve a book,

2017

24

Oct

Those that see a white and gold dress, and those that see a blue and black dress. Those that like pineapple on their pizza, and those who don’t. Those who roll toilet paper under, and those that roll it over. The Star-Belly Sneetches, and Plain-Belly Sneetches. Morning people, and people who want to shoot morning people. There are hundreds of meme’s over the “two kinds of people” that our world has.  You’ve all seen them, you’ve all laughed at them, maybe you’ve even made some of your own.

2016

06

Sep

Most commonly asked question #1 for creative people – “Where do your ideas come from?”  Or “How do you come up with this stuff?” I feel like I would ask in return “how do you not?” (Is that snotty or bitchy?  Hmmm… well, no one will be interviewing me anytime, so I won’t be offending that imaginary interviewer.) Maybe I’m a freak of nature, but I don’t think so.  At least not with this.  LIFE is where you come up with this stuff.  Reading.  Walking.  Hiking.  People watching.  Talking.

2016

08

Aug

Hello again dear friends!  Welcome back! I have returned!  And if you have too, thank you!  I hope you’re mildly entertained thus far. This week, I thought I’d stream-of-consciousness about why I write. (If only my AP English teacher could see me now.  No one grumbled more about stream of consciousness than me).  When I started writing – back at the tender age of probably about 9 or 10 – it was because stories were how I could make anything happen.  They were my way of daydreaming, in a

2016