Happy Memorial Day! While I haven’t forgotten what the day is truly about – remembering those who have served our country and made the ultimate sacrifice in times of war and its aftermath – it has come to mark the unofficial beginning of summer. With summer comes the urge to be outside in the warmer…
Month: May 2016
How Do You Solve a Problem Like…
Maria? Now that I have that song stuck in your heads, no. Using C.C. Cedras’ post last Saturday, on characters and character development, as a jumping off point, I thought I’d give you a little more insight into our unique process as the three of us continue to map out and actually write our book…
Holy Crap! It’s Friday …again?
Yes, same as last week and the one before that, and the one before that…funny how time works that way. It actually feels like a Saturday to me today and although I’m rushed this morning, because I procrastinated preparing today’s topic. I’m glad I didn’t actually lose a day. Lost time is never found again…
That I May Serve
Ut prosim [u̇t ˈprō-sim] – that I may serve. My point, more precisely is that we may serve. This isn’t about me, you see, it’s about how we pay it forward throughout our lives. I like to think we all do it in one way or many, sometimes perhaps without conscious purpose. Wednesday, a highly…
A Hunter/Gatherer in the Urban Jungle
I love to shop. Not just the actual accrual or gathering of things, I love the act of shopping, the seeking out of said things. It is the modern day equivalent of hunting, at least for a city dweller like me. Luckily, I don’t have to forage for food any further than the Whole Foods…
What a Character!
When we three started this collaboration to write, and publish, our novels, we had what we thought were pretty well developed characters and plots…silly to think so, as it turned out. At least for me. To be sure, K. R. Brorman’s and S. A. Young’s characters have matured since those innocent times, but they haven’t…
Ch…ch…ch…Changes
You can feel it in the air. The excitement of the new and unknown – from pre-school to Ph.D. crossing a stage, and moving a tassel opens doors, even the best planning and preparation can’t predict where they may lead. Last night as part of graduation celebrations for JSB’s (The son) girlfriend – Kelsey –…
my life so far
since i was helping mom at the computer this morning, she said i should just write today’s blog post. i’m just only 10 and a half months old (and i don’t have thumbs, duh), what can i write about? i’ll just start at the beginning. mom brought me home when i was 11 weeks old….
Today, I Am the Bug
You know that old chestnut, “Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug?” I used it on my niece last week to to explain away her rotten day. That’s what I get for being so cliche. Today, it’s my turn to be the bug. Or rather I have one. It’s not that I want to…
Blood & Velum, Ink & Parchment
Tools of our craft – we are blessed to not lament the expense of wasted paper when a scene doesn’t work. Our fingers are not perpetually stained with ink.* Although I’d be lying if it didn’t feel like this… The FIRST and most important tool – “We”<<< that means ME – learned this the hard…