The sound of paper ripping makes me pause as I brush my teeth. I cock my head toward the bathroom door. What is that? My mind goes over the items...Read More
Gremlins Your Cruel Inner Critics What is a Gremlin? It is the self-doubting, pessimistic, obnoxious part of us. It is the voice in our head that says the laundry needs...Read More
Productive Avoidance What is it? You will find there are often a number of things that will show up and keep you from writing. These are called productive avoidances. For...Read More
Introduction to Novel Writing Organization, commitment and planning are key to the actual completion of the first draft of your novel. Frustration and loss of confidence lead to less time...Read More
Quiet Please “As soon as the python started screaming, I pirouetted down her tongue and out of her mouth,” the grey rat says standing on his tippy toes. He raises...Read More
The day started at 4:00 am when Sally’s cold nose sniffed my eyelid. It was an interesting, if not terrifying way to be startled from sleep. I lifted the blanket,...Read More
Sally has some interesting idiosyncrasies—to say the least. She won’t eat out of a bowl, and her food has to be poured out in a relatively straight line on a...Read More
Sneaking down the stairs, I tip toe, stepping over the one stair that creaks, trying to make sure Eli and Sally don’t hear where I am going. I stop at...Read More
Sally naughty? No way! Maybe a little hard of hearing when she is being called but never naughty. That was my belief until an article titled The 10 Naughtiest Dog...Read More
The sound of paper ripping makes me pause as I brush my teeth. I cock my head toward the bathroom door. What is that? My mind goes over the items...Read More
