I’m largely a visual person which is ironic because I’m not very good at descriptions. I struggle with the descriptive narrative of my stories. Always. Writing helps improve some of that but it’s still a struggle for me. I have to go back to a story over and over again to get just the minimum…
When Writing Sucks Ass…or Just Plain Sucks
Do you see it? That tortured artist? Cue the eye roll. I didn’t get it. Until I started writing. Tortured is a tad dramatic (ok, its overly dramatic) but there’s a lot of self-doubt that comes with writing. Several times a day I have this internal conversation which if it happened in real life, I’m…
Faces of Survivors
The statistics are staggering, and heartbreaking. According to Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) an American is sexually assaulted almost every two minutes. See https://rainn.org/statistics. Which means by the time you are done reading this blog post, at least one child, woman or man would have been violated in the worst possible way. Lady…
Advise? From Me?
Someone asked me about my advise regarding writing. I looked at them with a blank stare. I’m sure its the same look I give my kids when they ask uncomfortable questions. But it wasn’t because I was uncomfortable, or not even because I was caught off guard, but because I don’t really know what advise…
Eyes of a Writer
I’m currently working on paranormal romance. It’s strange for me to say that because I’m mainly a contemporary romance writer. Although I don’t consider what I’m writing as paranormal, I guess the elements I use of reincarnation, immortality, and gods do fall into that. But its a small part of the story. The story ultimately,…