The Best Stories flow from a Dynamic Opening Line

The Best Stories flow from a Dynamic Opening Line

In the Judeo-Christian tradition, my husband and I regard Sunday as a day of rest. We sleep until 7:00–if our dog allows–and drink coffee and confections while perusing the morning papers. Despite being retirees, this is the only leisurely morning in our...
To Pitch a Potential Agent is a B*^+$

To Pitch a Potential Agent is a B*^+$

So, this is what my home office floor looked like when the online pitch sessions. While you might think that there was a path laden with gold and that the confetti looked good, the colorful pieces were actually shards of my heart. Pitching ain’t for the faint of...
The BE Attitudes of Preventing Writers Block

The BE Attitudes of Preventing Writers Block

http://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com Be aware of why you write. Check and recheck daily. Be willing to fail… you’ll be able to, so enjoy it (ha-ha). Be in the moment with the muse. Amuse him/her. Feed her chocolates and wine and roses and...
Giving

Giving

Tis the season of giving, sparked by Giving Tuesday on December 1. I hope you gave your heart out that day along with lots of dough (not the bakery kind, though I posted about that last week). If you didn’t replace the jingle of personally pocketed coins with...
Limerick

Limerick

Limericks are a form of poetry, an affinity I inherited from my dad. I can quickly quip, like he did. This makes my heart glad. ‘Tis fitting to speak of this after eating my fill of corned beef and cabbage to celebrate St. Patty’s Day. ‘Tis. Named...