“No Daddy! watch out!” I woke up to these jarring words at 2 am. My daughter had taken to sleeping with us at night because of her nightmares. We spent close to a month with me having to go to her room in the middle of the night to comfort her before I decided it … Continue reading The Bad Dream
I previously posted the first chapter of my book "Cobwebs in Her Mind". If you would like to check it out, click here. I took a break from this book for some time, for many boring reasons you don't want to hear about, but I have started working on this project once again. In … Continue reading Prologue to Cobwebs in Her Mind
Here recently we have lost many loved ones. It has been a hard couple of years for my family. Then, recently, I came across a poem I wrote many years ago about my first great loss- my mom. So, for anyone else going through the pain of loss, here is the remembrance of a 12 … Continue reading The Bluebonnets- A Poem
Let’s just say, I hate today I hate tomorrow too. My battle to choose, win or lose I can’t deal with you. Why do I try, it only makes me cry I’m failing at every turn. You’re causing me fear, I need you to hear It’s you I need to spurn. … Continue reading Goodbye- A Poem
I know everyone has at least one favorite author; the person whose books you go back to over and over again. For writers, these are the people who inspired you to start writing in the first place. You hear this everywhere, and I believe it to be true, you cannot be a writer without first … Continue reading Seeking Inspiration- The Authors That Have Motivated Me
Why should we take the time to discover ourselves? Isn’t that just psychobabble language for wasting time and not acting? What exactly does it mean to discover ourselves anyway? The answers to these questions depend on what you are looking for. For our intents here, the answers to these questions will lead us to determining … Continue reading 3 Questions to Ask Ourselves to Begin Discovering Who We Are
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Apparently the writing bug can affect a family, not just individuals. My daughter has been very busy creating journals of different stories that she carries around with her wherever she goes. It's a scene that feels very similar. The difference is she wants to be a screenwriter while I want to write books. I've actually … Continue reading Indian Island- From My Daughter
A wgile back I did a review of the book Surviving in America by Paul Andrulis. Today he contacted me to ask me to share his new blog with authors and would be authors. The blog is a place where he is linking to all the free or inexpensive resources he has come across to … Continue reading A New Blog for Authors and Wannabe Authors
I recently entered this in the Writer's Digest Annual Competition. It did not win :(, but I thought I would share it on the blog. This is written from the perspective of my 12 year old self. I had actually written this for a school project last year that required a maximum of 1500 words, … Continue reading Ashes to Dust- A Short Story
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