Mindset Monday: Making Moves

It’s hard to ALSO make changes that serve yourself when there is so much new and change everywhere else in your world

Monday Mindset: Beauty in Standing Out

“Sometimes you need to stand out, when everyone else is blending in”

Thursday Thoughts: Some Flash Fiction Fun?

Tomorrow, I bring you the first in a series of Micro-Flash Fiction prompts. I’ll start with an item from my writing game box, use it with some parameters for anyone who wants to end the week with some flash fiction fun: genre, an item and a situation.

Writer Meme Monday: Ready for NaNo!…?

The last few weeks, many of my writer friends have been preparing for the annual month of writing-frenzy, or, NaNo. I’ll be honest, I’m thinking (“sinking”) about it… National Novel Writing Month (NaNo, or NaNoWriMo) is a challenge to write 50,000 in the span of 30 days, over the Thanksgiving holiday and into the…

Writer Meme Monday: What it’s Like, Trying to Write With Little Kids…

My every day, haha! Little Man used to sleep through the departure of hubby and Big Dude during the week. No longer. He also used to stay in his crib for nap time. No longer. I had one blissful week when Little Man and Baby Boy had overlapping naps…and not much writing to show for…

Writer Meme Monday: My Motivation Following a Writer’s Conference

Me, when I get home from a writing conference. Motivation? Check. Now to establish and maintain the habit… I recently completed Chris Fox’s book “Lifelong Writing Habit.” If you haven’t read it and aim to have a daily writing habit…pick it up or download it today! That, coupled with *finally* approaching the point where Baby…

Writer Meme Monday: A Break From #AmEditing and #AmWriting for an Important Day

It’s a GORGEOUS Monday morning in my neck of the woods, in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Twelve years ago today, it was my wedding day. In eight short hours, I will have been married to my best friend for a dozen years. Five cats, two dogs and three kids later, we…

Writing Meme for Monday: Editor Kitty & Me

Wow! Where has the month gone? The day that I published that last post, we suffered a devastating loss in the family. Life may go on, but nobody is over the loss of that charismatic, devoted, funny, endlessly kind and loving soul yet. She was a cat-lover and wicked good editor. She would have loved…

Writer Meme Monday: My Weekend…There was WRITING!!

Thursday I gave in. I got YET ANOTHER email from NYC Midnight about the Flash Fiction Challenge this past weekend. I’m in a writing group, in which about half of us are dedicated NYCM writers. I was not writing this time. Nope. NOOOO. Not me. Busy summer with kiddos, business, working on edits for my…

Writing Meme for Monday: My Summer Writing Life…It’s Full of Cowbell

School is out, so the boys are home. ALL of them. It’s a little like this…all day. My writing is a little like the lead singer…front and center during my usual writing time (nap time for the little ones) but completely overwhelmed by the crazy maniac(s) with the cowbell. Good thing he’s cute. And…