Things Could Have Been Worse
The notion that you should lay off complaining and not feel bad about disappointments in your life because there is someone who is worse off than you is dangerous.
Read MoreFailure: In Three Steps
"I spend a lot of time wondering what separates the people who achieve their dreams from the masses and masses of us who do not. Yes, there are some people who have the leg up in one form or the other. They may have more money, more time, more support or more connections. Yet, I believe that although there is no one recipe for success there is a recipe for failure."
Read MoreReality Checks
Eventually, I decided that my car really didn’t have to be serviced this month (so if you see me stalled on the side of the road – give a struggling artist a ride, will you?).
Read More... when you know, you know. (#writingconfessionwednesday)
Maybe eventually my novels will finance themselves but sometimes I’m not even sure that will be a reality. The thing is… despite this I cannot ever seeing myself giving it up. Because when you know… you know. When you have found your passion, you can’t abandon it.
Read MoreI Dare You
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skin in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”
Read MoreWhat Kingsman Taught Me About Plot.
This month has been an orgasmic cinematic experience for me. There was a bit of a misstep when I went ahead and watched Focus (Do. Not. Advise) but I hit the lotto with Kingsman. I liked it. A lot. I liked it a lot being the hugest understatement in the world as I watched this nifty-tongue-in-cheek homage to the James Bond movies of yesteryear THREE times.
Read More...on Inspiration and Fight.
I learned my love for romance (even though I denied it pretty heavily for years) snuggled with Nora Roberts’s novels. To date she has written over 209 books.What. The. Actual. Heck. I understand that this is a lifetime of work – Nora, who started writing in 1979, is now 65 years old. However, I can’t fathom having enough inspiration to write so many novels. Hell, I find it hard to look beyond the eight I’ve currently plotted. So, the question is: where does inspiration come from? Is it just the luck of the draw? Is it Maybelline – or are you born with it?
Read More... on starting over!
I contemplated painstakingly recreating or rather moving all my old posts over to this blog but it felt reminiscent of holding on to a relationship long after your partner has released your heart.
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