Road Trip Wednesday: Six-Word Memoir
I decided to play along with this week’s Road Trip Wednesday from the great ladies over at YA Highway.
This week’s topic: Write Your Six-Word Memoir.
Here’s mine.
ETA: An explanation.
Like most of us, I have a lot of scars from childhood. I spent so much energy wishing that I…
What Inspires Your Creativity?
I opened up future blog topics to Twitterdom, and you responded.
@MaggieFord asked, What Inspires Your Creativity?
Geez, I wish I knew. Then maybe I could flip it on and off like a light switch as needed. I think many people consider creativity this mystical thing that comes over someone. It’s not like…
Speak It! – A Great iPhone App for Writers
Thanksgiving weekend I drove 6.5 long hours from San Francisco to my sister’s in Southern California. The idea was to pick up some of my belongings that I left behind when I moved to the Bay Area. Since I was making the drive alone, I decided to find something to listen…
Fleur de Sel Cupcakes
Kara’s Cupcakes in San Francisco makes these amazing fleur de sel cupcakes. I had to see if I could make a version of them, and I came pretty close. They’re a bit of work, but oh heaven, they are sooooo worth it. Dark chocolate cake, salted caramel center, dark chocolate ganache…
Two Writing Tools That Work
I’m not doing Nano, but I am writing up a storm this month. The YA Highway ladies shared a few iPhone apps they’ve found useful. Likewise, I wanted to share the two tools that have proved most helpful to me in the last couple of weeks. I work 40 or more hours per week in my day job, plus I’m…
Why NanoWriMo Isn’t For Me
It’s November and word counts and madly typing writers have consumed the internet. As I watch the madness, I’ve had this feeling that I’m sitting on the sidelines. Somehow, I’m less productive, less speedy, less than the writers who pound out 1,000 wpm. That’s not being fair to myself, though.
I’m not a speed demon. That’s not a judgment on those who…
Interior of a Heart New Playlist
A new month and a new playlist for this book, which is finally going to be finished this month. It was time to refresh my tired playlist. Warning: this book is all kinds of sad and intense, so the music is the same. Lots of solemnity + amazing lyrics = me churning pages. I couldn’t find everything on my playlist at…
Are Crit Groups Bad?
I’m in a crit group right now. A pretty great one, actually. We swap chapters and meet every other week to give each other in depth feedback. Each person has twenty minutes spent on their work, plus written comments to take home and peruse over. I seriously can’t complain. Everyone contributes and gives valuable comments. So why have I decided to…
Book Shoot Contest
Back in June I submitted a teaser from my book TOUCHED to a contest run by Vania over at VLC Photo. Guess what? I won. Vania took pictures inspired by the scene I submitted. Yesterday she posted the pictures on her website. See them…
How to Run an Effective Blog Contest
I love blog contests. Because I like free stuff. That’s human nature. Lately, though, bloggers are making their readers jump through more and more hoops in order to ENTER their contests. I’m not even talking about winning. Some contests are asking people to follow the blog, tweet about the contest, blog about the contest, and comment about the contest. Add up…
