Category: Writing Life

  • Stray Plants

    This week, I brought home a pair of stray plants. They’re miniature roses and were on the discount produce table at the grocery store. They must have been part of the Valentine’s Day offerings, but were forgotten at some point. They were looking pretty sad, with lots of dead growth. They had been watered recently…

  • Why Do You Read Whatever You Read?

    Different people read for different reasons, and even individuals read for different reasons at different times. I find the variety intriguing and also the logic behind our choices. For example, I can tell my progress in the book I’m writing by what I’m reading. When I’m in the middle of writing a book—which seems to…

  • Firestorm Forever – The Big Book

    Firestorm Forever, as you all know, is the final Dragonfire novel. Some of you may know that there are three firestorms in this book, and that it takes place over a year. This has necessitated some choices on my part. First off, there’s the structure of the book itself. Ideally, each of those three firestorms…

  • Happy New Year!

    Welcome to the first day of 2015! Happy new year to you and yours! I hope it’s a wonderful bright morning filled with possibility, wherever you are. Do you make resolutions for the new year? I’ve made a few this year (as I usually do) and have already accomplished several of them. (I cheated and…

  • Merry Christmas!

    Well, we’ve read our way through another year together. 🙂 Is it my imagination or do the years seem to be zipping past more quickly? I hope this Christmas holiday finds you surrounded by family and friends, with many good books read, and much good cheer to be shared. I also wish all of you…