Get Lost.
Sometimes the only way through tough times is to be okay with being lost. It means maybe you are ready to take action. Or try a different turn in the […]
Men, Women and Drama.
Would it surprise you to find out that men have drama? In fact sometimes I think they produce more drama than women. They just won’t acknowledge it. Now, if you’re […]
If a Zombie Apocalypse Struck a Car Dealership…
Would you even care? (My) answer: yes. However…if they took […]
Writing Through a Pandemic
At first it seemed like we were all living through a nightmare. Then it morphed into annoyance mixed with fear. And finally….realization of a new way of life, or living. […]
Writing is a great way to explore pushing boundaries.
Let’s take care of business right off the bat: consider […]
Writer Distractibility
I may have written about procrastination in a former post. Procrastinating is not the same as being distracted but they overlap. I don’t know what the cure is for procrastinating […]
Write a Novel on Your Phone?!
I was in Best Buy getting a cloud printer for my laptop that ended up not working and now I have to return it. I picked up a Bluetooth keyboard […]
Don’t Trick Your Audience
That’s a headline for a post that could be really long. Oops, adverb. I don’t have the Roundup loaded either. Maybe Monsanto does. So do you feel mislead or tricked […]
You Don’t Date Your Therapist
But you’d like to right? Revealing and sharing to a person you really don’t know. Who isn’t supposed to judge. And then they make you feel better. That’s a recipe […]
Jaws was good. Maybe great.
My great uncle and aunt used to pause and glance at the TV show I was watching and would utter, what is this?? Back in my day…. One could argue […]
Off Twitter for Good
I don’t think much is real on there. I think it’s a popularity contest…who can get the most followers. Who can get the most re-tweets, likes, etc. Who can say […]
Visual is Everything
It’s been awhile. I’ll skip the excuses and get to the point. Once upon a time there was film cameras… Nah, wait. Okay, now we have smart phone cameras. And […]
Never Use These Words
Practically. Almost. Just. Nearly. Kind of. Sort of. Essentially. Roughly. Your (my) characters are either going to DO something, or not DO something. If they are in mid-act of something, […]
Nevada
You know you’re from Nevada if: You forgot you were born in another state You blame all your problems on chem trails You wear Chapstick morning noon and night Your […]
Bathtub
The other day I was driving down Virginia Street in Reno. For some reason I turned my head and stared at one of those old sketchy stores – because traffic was […]
Blame Summer
Summer is evil. Sunshine, hiking, swimming, long evenings and ice cream that melts quickly. However, I am writing almost nothing. Except this blog. So I’m blaming summer for causing distraction […]
