As I recently discussed in a Misfits & Daydreamers issue, whole-assing (a.k.a. full immersion) is the only way I can get a book written. I need to fall so deeply into the story that no outside distractions can…well, distract. I’m not the only author who feels this way. In fact, I’d say that the #1 complaint […]
Of your house getting struck by lightning? Because that happened to MY house last week. And not only did it scare the bejeezus out of my husband, my visiting family, and my poor, poor pets, but it also fried our internet router. Worse, my crappy internet service provider can’t come to fix the aforementioned fried router until Friday. […]
I once read a blog post (I forget by whom) about reaching your limit–about maxing out the weight you could carry on your shoulders. I’ve reached that point, and I’ve been refusing to admit it to myself for a long time…but it’s now started to affect my writing–and that’s just not okay. I’ve been getting slower […]
I have to take a break from the internet. There is no other way I can possibly accomplish all that needs to be accomplished in the next week. And so, I’m taking a plunge that kinda scares the willies out of me, but that ultimately has to happen. The internet and I are separating. It’s […]