Fallow Periods and Thawing
So it’s like this: one day in April, 2017, I was abducted by aliens and then… No. That’s not it. Let’s see. Once upon a time, there was a summer, and that summer morphed into a tree, and the tree… … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Noony’s Blog
Hate Outlines? Timeline!
Keeping the plot of a novel-length manuscript can be a challenge for the most organized of writers. If you, like me, aren’t naturally left-brained sequential, then it can be more of a headache because your mind doesn’t organize information in … Continue reading →
A New Year’s Party – and a Giveaway!
The party over at The Romance Studio is in full swing! Throughout the weekend, I will be blogging on different topics – five posts a day! – as will the other participating authors. We have prizes from each of us, … Continue reading →
How My Family Survives My Writing – #MFRWauthor
I laughed when I first read this prompt. I mean, my family isn’t particularly negative about my writing. My husband is a professional photographer, so he knows what is involved in creating things. My kid is interested in his own … Continue reading →
Sunday Box Talk – New Year, New… What?
The year that just ended may well come to be referred to as the Year That Shall Not Be Named. Aside from personal drama, (a close friend in the hospital since March and counting, my co-author’s sister’s lung function is 37%), … Continue reading →
A Few of My Favorite Things – #MFRWauthor
My friends at Marketing For Romance Writers came up with a challenge this year. As writers, we struggle to keep content engaging and fresh for you, Dear Reader, and so the Weekly Blogging Challenge was born. Each week, we’re given … Continue reading →
Happy Thanksgiving! A Blog Festival and Giveaway
Now, more than ever, we need to remember all that we have for which to be grateful. Our abundance will give us the strength to understand what we have the power to change, but also all that we already have. … Continue reading →
Write! Promptly! Writing Prompt! Free Workshop, Having Fun with Writing Prompts
Have you always wanted to write? Are you already a writer, but stalled in getting words on the page? Are you a working author who needs some exercises to keep limber? Just looking for a good time? ~leer~ Well, you’ve … Continue reading →
Walking In This World – Literally
My “Walking in the World” feature is meant to be metaphorical, in terms of a “flora and fauna” report, as author Julia Cameron terms it, and not literally as a report about walking. Not today, Dear Reader. Not today. In … Continue reading →
Tue Cent Twosday – New Age Foo Foo
I admit it. I read all sorts of stuff. Good stuff. Bad stuff. Stuff that defies description, but after you read it and someone asks you what you read, you’re all, “Um, stuff.” When I was about fifteen, I got … Continue reading →