A Writer’s Wiring

I don't suppose to speak for all who bear this tribal mark of being a 'writer.'  The kinship of those troubled and tortured souls.  No, in this forum I merely seek to speak of my own troubled and tortured soul. To lay bare for you some of the reasons that I turn to the written …

Anatomy of the Lunchtime Bloggy Blog

I know. Sometimes I, too, am in awe of the fact that I'm still doing the lunchtime bloggy blogs.  In addition to the joy I know (I hope) it brings you, it fulfills a vital role in my life as a writer--it cleans the crap out of my brain and lets the other ideas for …

Coming Back Down To Earth

It's the second Sunday in a row that I've been up before 8. The difference is, this weekend I crashed at about 9:30 last night and just slept. Part of that was because I was tired. Part of it was because I have a huge list of stuff to do that I just really didn't …

Starships Were Meant To Fly

Sitting in a Wal Mart vision center while my daughter gets new glasses, I am struck by something. How amazing it is that I have so many people in my life who are willing to help me reach my dreams of being a world-class, award-winning, best-selling author (there's no point in going at the dream …

Some Lunchtime Randomness

Sitting here in the break room at work. I have a handful of really amazing prompts that are glued in to the journal I started at the NCOW writer's retreat, but I don't want them to be some haphazard 30 minute appetizer. I feel that they are the main course.  I know that the people …

Obsolete Distractions

I have been looking for a perfect combo. But to be fair, there are a few things I seek to attain the 'perfect' version of. And to be fair, when I say perfect, I mean perfect for me.The perfect messenger bag (pretty sure I have it). The perfect back pack. I have 2. One for …

More From the Retreat–Prompt and Circumstance

There are so many things to reflect upon from the weekend. So many things that are truly gifts. I could easily say that I can't repay Carma or my fellow authors for the gifts I got this weekend, but that's bullshit. I know I totally can repay them. I can repay them by bursting from …

NCOWS Writer’s Retreat Review Part 2: My Humps My Humps My Humps

I am still riding the high that comes after an event that one later recognizes as life-altering.Dude. It was just 15 people partying in a cabin all weekend, how life altering do you think that really is?Short answer? Very.Prior to the retreat, I had spent less than a few hours engaged in conversation with any …

NCOWS Writer’s Retreat Review Part 1: Rage Bacon

I don't even know where to begin with this post. For seriousness. If you have been up to speed on ye olde bloggy blog, you will know that this past weekend I participated in a writer's retreat hosted by the North Central Ohio Writer's group.Here are the bulleted high points that I want to make …

Obsession and Retreat

I am a writer. Not sure I'm an author yet. I'll get in to the differences (in my mind) between the two at some point in the future, but suffice to say that the first time I wrote just for me that wasn't something that was a school assignment and kept doing it, that was …