Category Archives: Writing Life

On being a writer

Thursday Thoughts – Universal Forks

When I read this nudge from the Universe, I thought of Yogi Beara, the great Yankees catcher known for his malaprops, especially when he said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” That always made sense … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Questions

I love today’s theme for #1lineWed. It’s all about the questions and reminds me of my high school journalism days when we had to cover the “What, Where, When, Who, and How?” of a story. All of these snippets are … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tease: Bad Wolves Nightrider Style

That snickerdoodle pie? Still in my recipe box. I’ll get to it this week at some point. I made the mistake of getting on the scales. UGH! 😛 Anyway, since I couldn’t share the pie, I’ll share this instead. Hope … Continue reading

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Monday Meanderings

I cleaned out a lot of my DVR files this weekend. GAME OF THRONES! OMG! This is going to be a crazy season. Several OKRWA members got into a discussion at lunch on Saturday about it. General consensus? Tyrion is … Continue reading

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April 19th

There are moments that define a person’s life. Marriages. Births. Deaths. World events. If we’re old enough, we remember where we were on November 22, 1963, when shots were fired in Dallas. I remember when the Berlin Wall was put … Continue reading

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Friday Sinema – Soul Mates

Way back when, in the dark ages of my blogging career, something really cool happened. I posted the first Sunday Sinema, and yes, the misspelling was intentional because I intended to post YouTube videos of the romantic and sexy variety. … Continue reading

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Thursday Thoughts – Universal Knowing

Last week’s Thursday’s Thoughts had to do with Universal Kismet and my thoughts on people coming into (or leaving) our lives. Janet mentioned irksome people and the lessons they are sent to teach. In my comment to her, I told … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words: Gone Fishin’

It’s Hump Day! And that means it’s once again #1lineWed on Twitter. Today’s theme is all about the hook. You know what a hook is, right? That last sentence in a scene or chapter that makes the reader keep reading. … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tease: NIGHT SHIFT Cover Reveal

Sound the trumpets! Bang the drums! I’m always excited when I start a new series and get to see the new direction the covers take. Here’s the cover for NIGHT SHIFT! If you click on the pic, you can see … Continue reading

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Mushing up Monday

As I write this at about 10:30 last night, my hamster brain is running its wheel trying to figure out how the hell to end NIGHT SHIFT. Take a look at the word counter over there on the right. Yeah. … Continue reading

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