Excerpt, Fiction, My Books, Novel, Writing

Something old, something new, and a meme that’s blue!

It seems that every time I look up, another month has passed. We’re closing in on mid-August now and I’m trying to ignore that my goal was to have the first draft of my next novel finished by mid-July. But since I added 30,000 words in the last month, I don’t feel too bad. The… Continue reading Something old, something new, and a meme that’s blue!

Excerpt, Fiction, My Books, Novel, Writing

It’s not as easy as I thought!

“Dear God, think before you speak next time.” That’s the advice a friend gives my main character in The Brevity of Roses. I wish I’d done that before I promised to share my favorite passages of that novel with you. I quickly discovered that’s not an easy task. I love too many of them, but… Continue reading It’s not as easy as I thought!