The Oscars™ fascinate me. I’ve been watching the telecasts (sometimes, hate-watching it) for many, many years. What can I say? I love seeing millionaires congratulate one another. If you’re a cinephile like me, you’re probably frustrated like me, since The Academy™ seems to get it wrong most of the time. Sometimes it seems it’s a popularity contest, not an artistic achievement accolade.
I still … Continue reading
For a long time I’ve been hiding my writing career from most friends and acquaintances. Well, not exactly “hiding” it. Just… not publicizing it. I’m not sure why. Perhaps I felt I didn’t belong. Maybe I wasn’t so sure whether I wanted to be a professional writer.
When my daughter told me she wanted to … Continue reading
A day of sunshine is a gift. Maybe it’s because I live in the Pacific Northwest, but any sunny day will lift my spirits and, well, brighten my day. Sunshine just makes me happy.
Big accomplishments, important anniversaries, and milestones by friends and family also improve our mood, but how often do these things happen? Sometimes I feel fortunate that I am cheered by small stuff.
How small? Maybe the simplest of all … Continue reading
ROW80, or A Round of Words in 80 Days, is “the writing challenge that knows you have a life.” It allows you to set specific, measurable, and adaptable goals for yourself. What it’s not mentioned enough: you meet amazing people who share your interests, you cheer them on, and you celebrate their accomplishments as if they were yours.
MOTIVATION:
I … Continue reading
Karen Rought is The Midnight Novelist. She is also a copyeditor for Hypable, a blogging machine, and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. She tagged me with the fun Eleven Questions Game. First, the rules:
Time for the last ROW80 Round 1 update! You can find my set of goals here. Round 1 of 2012 ROW80 ends today, March 22nd. And the second round begins on April 2nd.
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First, the results.
Writing goals:
Time for a ROW80 update! You can find my new set of goals here. I like the new post format since the reboot: updates only on Sundays and always with a little something else.
This week’s surprise is a different kind of mashup. Please see below.
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Writing goals:
If you don’t follow sports, you might not know this story.
Derrick Rose is the Chicago Bulls point guard. He was the #1 pick of the draft in 2008, and he won Rookie of the Year that season. Until September 2010, he was really good. However, few people counted him among the top ten players of the league. He certainly wasn’t a superstar. He is reserved. He doesn’t display much emotion. He’s … Continue reading
Welcome to the WANA1011 Blogfest Awards! Last year, the amazing Lynn Kelley, in one of her moments of insanity, awarded me the Versatile Blog Award. Thank you so much, Lynn! It means a lot to me.
For the past few weeks, fellow WANA1011 classmates Karen McFarland, Louise Behiel, Jansen Schmidt (aka Patricia L. Rickrode), Ginger Calem, and I have … Continue reading
Author of Young Adult novels, family man, gamer, “runner,” geek, kindle hugger, coffeeholic, SCBWIer, x-men hopeful, district 3 tribute, hufflepuff, daydreamer.
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