It’s Vegas, Baby! It’s KillerCon! I can’t tell you how excited I am to go. It’s going to be the first of hopefully many more to come: KillerCon. “Horror, thriller, and paranormal romance collides in this inaugural multi-genre writer’s convention. The First Annual Las Vegas KillerCon will take place September 17 through 20, 2009 at the Palace Station Hotel/Casino in … Read More
I Forgot WIP Wednesday…Again
Somebody just tap me on the shoulder and discreetly whisper that I’m losing my mind. I promise not to make a scene. Anyway, this week I’m working on a story about a woman named Violet who has…let’s just say “star issues”. I’m actually trying to write a serial in tweets, because it’s a challenge that I’ve never tried before. It’s … Read More
Happy New Writing Year!
It’s time for a celebration! Woo! Why, you ask? It’s because August means the beginning of a new writing year in our house. Summer is full of “Ack, both of the kids are home!” and “We are going to do family things, dagnabbit!” and “It’s too hot to go outside, so how about movie night…again?” I try valiantly to write, … Read More
Dealing With Disappointment
Hello, my friends. We are human, and therefore we shall be disappointed. Welcome to life. This is something that I’ve been thinking about for quite a while. Hmmm, disappointment. Shall I write about it on my writing blog? My family blog? Both? It applies to all of us. Nobody is immune, not even you. Sorry. You work on a piece, … Read More
Hey, You! I Like Your Face!
Do you know what I’m absolutely mad about? Profile pictures. I love them. They’re awesome. You hear all about auditory learners and the like. I’m very visual. If you say, “Yo, Mercedes, where are your red and black stripped leg warmers with the cute little brass skully buttons?” I will first say, “Did you really use the word ‘Yo’?!” and … Read More
When Our Separate Worlds Violently Collide
So this blog has had two themes lately: our separate worlds (writing/real life) and friends. I confessed that I try to compartmentalize because I think it’s A Kind Thing to do for everybody, and I think life is about doing Kind Things. I don’t want you guys to be uncomfortable. I want you each to put your feet up, … Read More
Closing Time at the Shop of Dreams
“Closing Time at the Shop of Dreams” went up at Six Sentences today. You all know that I’m mad about ultra shorts. I just confessed to Rob, the editor of 6S, that 6S has single-handedly done more to spark my imagination that any other magazine out there. This little snippet will eventually become a longer story, I think. Anyway, you … Read More
The Pedestal
Screw my last post! It’s totally not important. What is important is that The Pedestal Magazine ran “The Container of Sorrows” today. This is one of the stories that is quite dear to me. Please stop by and read it if you can. You can find it at The Pedestal Magazine. Oh, and one more thing. BOOYA!!
Back To School! YES!
Today we bought school supplies. New shoes. A school uniform. Socks that don’t have holes in them. My son was indifferent, but I threw myself at the supplies of fresh notebook paper. “Oh, yes!” Pens. Pencils. Highlighters and binders. I could have thrown the reams and reams of lined paper on the floor and rolled around in them. They are … Read More
Keep It Close. Keep It Safe.
My mother got after me a while ago. She is a wonderful, caring woman. She seldom gets angry, but at that moment she was absolutely livid. “Your father and I don’t really know a lot about writing. We don’t know which market is the better one to get into and we have no idea how this works. But we want to learn … Read More