I’m going to end this week by telling you a story, because – you know – that’s what I do. Last weekend, I got a Fitbit. A Fitbit Inspire HR to be exact, which wouldn’t even have been on my radar, if not for John Scalzi mentioning his. I got it for a number of …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: Switching out phones is pretty complicated and time consuming. Thing #2: Last Saturday, I got a Fitbit. One of the more unusual side effects has been that I am now spending much less time …
I’m going to finish off this week with some words of encouragement. That thing you do? I need it. That thing that only you can do, whether it’s a game, or a piece of music, or a photo, or a painting, sculpture, a story, whatever it is, that thing that only you can create. I …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: In case you missed it, SyFy Fangirrls finished off Women’s History Month with Milicent Patrick: The Woman who designed The Creature from the Black Lagoon. They cited work from my friend Mallory O’Meara‘s book: …
This is the last day of March. It is also the last day of Women’s History Month. Before I go any farther, I’d like to point you in the direction of the SyFy Fangirrls website. Every day for the entire month, they have been shining the spotlight on the Forgotten Women of Genre – women …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing # 1: I am committing to move away from using the phrase “Killing Time.” I’m changing it to “Using Time.” Which strikes me as a better mindset to be in. Thing # 2: March is …
Because writing is a craft where (if you’re lucky) you’ll never stop learning, it should come as no surprise to you to hear that I’ve discovered that my style of editing is changing. There are some parts that haven’t changed. I still print the whole thing out, and I still read it out loud. That’s …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: Captain Marvel !!! I saw it again this past weekend and it still holds up… And I still want to see it again. If you haven’t seen this movie yet, go do yourself a …
Without getting into details, it’s been a long couple of weeks here. I’m not going to say that it hasn’t had its rays of sunlight as well (Captain Marvel – again!!), but there have been some knocks. It’s been harder to get up and get to writing. I’m still doing it, but I wasn’t working …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: Captain Marvel !!! If you haven’t seen this movie yet, go do yourself a favor and put it in your eyeballs! It’s a great movie. I’ll be seeing it again, real soon. Thing #2: …