In the past, I’ve often discussed how music inspires me, and how I often use music when I’m outlining or as background when I’m writing. …
The Order of the Key Playlist
Music
Songs That Lift My Mood
My son and I both suffer from clinical depression. After years of dealing with strange misconceptions about the illness, I’ve begun to fancy myself a …
Book Review: Monsters of Verity by Victoria Schwab
It’s a funny cycle and it goes like this: I write a book. When marketing said book for potential agents, having comparison titles can be …
Losing Our Heroes
The idea for this blog started the day that General/Princess Carrie Fisher Leia passed away (and yes, I wrote it that way for a reason), …
What’s In My Bag?
Every now and then, when the brain machine is not turning out blog ideas, and I’m stuck in one of the inevitable holding patterns that …
40 Reasons Why I Write
Relatively recently, Bryan Hutchinson issued a challenge on his blog, Positive Writer – list 40 reasons why you write. You can see his answers here. …
iTunes Shuffle Challenge, Part 2
Back in October, I did one version of the iTunes shuffle challenge, in which I listened to iTunes on shuffle and wrote a short blurb …
iTunes Shuffle Challenge, Part 1
Hi all, Recently, I ran into two different iTunes Shuffle challenges that intrigued me. One was this one, in which you pick the first ten …
Alma Mater Hail to Thee…
Christopher Columbus High School has closed its doors. My alma mater as it was will cease to exist, having been overtaken by several charter schools. …