Never Forget Where You Started

I suffered from a tiny cold this past week. The sickness killed my drive to do any work with my writing or my art. I only wanted to sit around and watch Criminal Minds. (I started all the way from season 1 episode 1. You don't want to know how far I got...it's amazing how …

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Do You Have a Plan? Are You Going in Blind?

An author can bring their story to life using any method they deem suitable for them. There are some authors able to start writing without a lot of planning ahead of time and it works out perfectly. I wrote this way when I brought my first series to life. (The Lyall Pack Series: Volume 1, …

The Little Challenges of an Author

When you become an author, you allow your mind to gather details dancing through the world. Your creativity pushes together those facts and the possibility arises for a new story. But how often do you end up walking away from those possible stories with nothing more than a smile on your face? You might be …

Obsess – Write – Edit – Don’t Stop

I have shared a few posts with you about my interests and attempts to write a graphic novel. (Check out my previous posts to learn more about it). It’s been one challenge after another. These challenges nearly convinced me to run away from it all. I mean, why should I force myself to work through …

Pack Rat Of The Mind

Pack Rat: North American, derogatory - a person who saves unnecessary objects or hoards things. I’ll tell the truth. I have always been a bit of a pack rat. I am embarrassed to think about how many useless items I store around my house. It’s annoying and I have been doing my best to break …

There’s Too Many! How Can I Focus on Only One?!

Good morning! (Morning for me anyway). For the past few weeks, I have been bouncing around with some interesting ideas. I'm so excited to get them started and share them with you once they are completed. I have a few plans for artwork, novels, and graphic novels deep in my brain. Too much to do …

Change YOUR Setting

From time to time authors come across ideas outside things they never thought to write about. These ideas could be amazing but the author walks away because they have no idea how to do it. But no matter how far we try to run from these moments, we know the ideas are engraved into our …

A Break Could Be Necessary For Your Work

I have been away taking on a new stage of my life outside of writing and I am happy to say taking this stage in life provided me with a much needed break to open my mind. Working hard is always a great thing, but it is your job to know when you need a …

You Should Write What YOU Want To Write

Pinterest is a great site to look for almost any image you want to see. But it is very easy to allow yourself to get lost inside the many images you might find. Yesterday, while I was pulled away from getting any work done, I found a new quote that made me smile.  After I …

Thursday Tiny Tale 10

I was halfway through singing the song when old memories began to rush through my mind. I couldn't believe how powerful the words became as our time together flew by. What was once a song of simplicity was now all the private memories of the times shared with my dearest. I could remember all the …