Writer Wednesday–Battling Social Networking Overload

I’ve been on the social media highway for about three years now. It all started with QueryTracker, then branched out to RallyStorm, then to Facebook and Twitter, and finally, my blog. I’ve spent countless hours on each site, chatting with other writers, learning techniques, learning how-to’s and don’ts, all the while watching the network grow [...]

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Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog–Pet Inspiration

                Deb asks: How do your pets/kids/plants (something you take care of) influence your writing?  Do they help you, or distract you?  Do you include them in your stories? Great question, Deb! And quite apropos as we prepare for NaNoWriMo. I mean, really, if ever there was a [...]

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Quotes for Writers

I found this on YouTube the other day and HAD to share it: People who know me, like the real, every day me, know that I’m not the warm and gushy, huggy-feely, cry at every tear-jerker type, but this moved me. Scout’s honor. My favorite quote: The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. –Sylvia Plath [...]

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