Zoo Keen Knee

The other day my hubby came home, gave me a big hug and said, “I have something for you in the kitchen.”

Aarti, Scrapbooking, and Breaking Bad

What a title for a blog post, eh? This was pretty much my weekend, with a few other things thrown in for good measure.

Dealing With Rejection

When people ask me what it’s like to be a freelance writer, one of the first things I tell them is that you have to be able to take a lot of rejection. And I mean a lot of rejection.

Good Sportsmanship Rules for Writers

Recently I came across a writer, let’s call her Susie Snarkster, who publicly trashed me in a forum. I had just been hired at this particular site and Susie didn’t know me at all.

On Choices in Publishing Today

What’s the right way to get a book published? I’ll cut to the chase and tell you that there are only options, but no one right or wrong way for every single writer. Having said that, of course, I know some writers out there going, “Yay! Self-publishing! I am going to do it all myself!” [...]

Computer-less Weekend

I had one of the best weekends ever and part of the reason was that I decided to take the entire weekend off from writing. It’s rare that I do this. As a freelance writer, you are always thinking about where the next job is coming from. This is true even when you’re really busy. [...]

When Does Your Novel Become Real?

This week I tweeted about working on my new novel, and was excited to be over 35,000 words into it.

Do You Write While You Dream?

I know a lot of people have dreams of writing, but this is a little different. I’m wondering if you write while you dream? Because you know what? I sure do.

It’s Springtime!

I know it’s technically been springtime for a while now, but it hasn’t really felt like spring to me until just lately. I love it when I see the bulbs come up in our yard, first of all because I am a terrible gardener. Terrible.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Hope you all are enjoying your Mother’s Day! We had a delightful brunch for the moms in our life, complete with French toast, juice, sausages (for the men) and fruit. It was a nice day. Our dog was very excited at all the goings on and even “helped” when it came to opening presents.

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