First, before I start, does anyone know how to get rid of bindweed? It is everywhere in my yard and it’s starting to kill my other plants and I DO NOT APPROVE. (Also, remember to wear gloves when trimming rose
When Science Goes Stale
Last night, my husband and I watched Jurassic Park. To make you all feel as old as I do, Jurassic Park came out eighteen years ago, in 1993. I probably haven’t watched it in a decade, but I remember being
Get Out and Live
As we speak, my husband and I are somewhere deep in the Rocky Mountains. I’m using his cell phone as a modem – it’s like being on dial-up again – and we’re jamming to Falconer as my husband drives my
Rabbits and Snakes
So, now that Spring has sprung (or so I assume – it’s hard to tell around the rain) I am getting a better idea of how my yard works. We have a ridiculous amount of wildlife. Foxes, coyotes, raccoons, birds
When is a Story Truly Dead?
I hear it in interviews, from my writer friends, at book signings – the novel that went into a drawer, never to come out again. Their first or third or eighth novel that was so bad it didn’t deserve to
The Writer’s Dream
I thought about changing the title of the blog to “Where Sky Sharks Fear to Tread” but then I realized that there is nowhere that Sky Sharks fear to tread, and also that they would probably eat me for even
Broken Promises
(Aha, I automatically typed one of my titles above instead of what I meant. Whoops. Guess I’ve been working on that project a little too much lately.) One thing I’ve come across a couple of times in workshops and classes
Tales of a Writers’ Conference Newbie – Aftermath
So. PPWC WAS AWESOME. I will try not to randomly glee all over the place but believe me, it is hard. I kind of want to sign up for EVERY WRITERS’ CONFERENCE EVER now but I shall try to refrain.
Tales of a Writers’ Conference Newbie – Preparation
As I let you know last month, I shall be attending the Pike’s Peak Writers’ Conference this weekend. The terror, it remains. Luckily, my compatriots in crime Ian and Anne shall be with me, and hopefully I can just remember
The Need for Focus
Thanks, everyone, for your kind words. I appreciate them. (The Landsquid does as well, though he’d never admit it.) I think part of the problem is a lack of focus on my part. This ties in a little with Friday’s
