Over the Dither and Through the Words

Sitting here with my family while they watch TV, laptop on my lap where it should be. Outside it’s really cold. So, what’s up this year? I’m secretary for Young Women. If you don’t know what that is, our church has a program for teenage women from 12 to 18 years old. It helps them learn how to study the ... Read More »

If you like science, go check out my other blog, Molecular Me. I just put a post there today. In my last post, I said I needed to get the basement clean. Well, I did. The cold storage, the second kitchen (which was being used as “just go put that there” storage), the office, the bathroom, and the living area ... Read More »

It’s kind of scary, actually. When I first started moving towards being a professional writer, I learned several things. Do short stories, get a name, then write a novel, submit to agents, get an agent, then hope the agent gets a publisher for the novel. A year ago I would never, ever have thought of self publishing. But things are changing now. And ... Read More »

I had decided that my stargazing, herding culture would herd alpacas instead of sheep. Just to be different and because I’d read they were very intelligent and social. Sounds like a nice group for my very philosophical, regretful culture who are looking forward to the day they can redeem themselves from a genocide and get rid of the resulting curse. ... Read More »

I like to knit. It does a lot of things for me. I decided to take it up instead of doing Mahjong or Solitaire or other memory/puzzle games that I used to “defrag” my brain. That way, I’d be increasing a useful skill, and milestones would be things that I could actually use myself or give away as gifts. And ... Read More »

 I’d said right after the concert was done that I would blog about it, so my oldest daughter has been waiting for this post. So I guess I must. It isn’t that I don’t want to write about it. It is just that I have had second thoughts about how much I want to say. Sometimes, writing about a thing can ... Read More »

So, the last few years I have considered myself unable to do Nanowrimo. Good reasons: Last year I actually was writing a book in November, and got 70K words done in about 2 months. Non-fiction doesn’t count, though, and I took the contract with a 2 month deadling. Novels don’t fit in there. Also, there are two birthdays, not to ... Read More »

I’ve been starting to come to a realization lately. My work at Geekatplay will simply not let up enough for me to concentrate on my writing career as much as I’d like. I’ve decided to not focus on getting a novel done this year, but instead to write short stories for a few more years. I’ve had this inclination before, ... Read More »

My mom said something very true the other day, that I really can’t separate myself into parts: wife, mom, writer, etc. Every facet affects every other one. It’s all one me. So this “making of” topic is going to drop all the professional/public face stuff I usually show to everyone. The fact is, I’m a woman with teenagers, an almost ... Read More »

Sometimes, being a writer can make the enjoyment of reading a bit harder. I know what the man behind the curtains is doing, or trying to do anyway. Rather than having a sense of really liking something, or a vague sense of not liking it, I know why now. But now that I’ve started reviewing books, so that other people ... Read More »