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First of all Happy New Year. And secondly, if you live in California and are affected by non stop storms, I hope you are moving to higher ground. I grew up in the Bay Area and recall storms like this in the 70’s and 80’s. Unfortunately the media has forgotten…Continue reading “What’s New”

8Nov 202025 Jan 2021
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Stuck on a Scene

You’ve been writing away when suddenly terror strikes. The dreaded scene you can’t get past. You procrastinate. You wash the…

28Sep 202025 Jan 2021
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What is a waste of time?

I’ve been thinking how best to use my time…since I’m home all of the time. I recently sprained my elbow…

28Apr 202025 Jan 2021
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Writing Through a Pandemic

At first it seemed like we were all living through a nightmare. Then it morphed into annoyance mixed with fear.…

Humor and Sarcasm…

Write a Novel on Your Phone?!

1 Feb 201925 Jan 2021
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…
Humor and Sarcasm…

Don’t Trick Your Audience

27 Dec 201825 Jan 2021
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…
Humor

You Don’t Date Your Therapist

23 Dec 201825 Jan 2021
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…
Humor and Sarcasm…

Jaws was good. Maybe great.

6 Sep 201725 Jan 2021
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…
Writing

Off Twitter for Good

29 Aug 201725 Jan 2021
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…
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Visual is Everything

31 Jul 201725 Jan 2021
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…
romance…

Never Use These Words

16 Sep 201625 Jan 2021
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,…
Humor and Sarcasm…

Nevada

14 Aug 201625 Jan 2021
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…
Humor and Sarcasm…

Bathtub

14 Aug 201625 Jan 2021
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…
procrastination…

Blame Summer

20 Jul 201625 Jan 2021
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…

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A Dangerous Kind of Girl
White Rock
The Everyday Zombie Handbook
The Unexpected Zombie
Building 6

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