Ready for Print Action Or More Darling Killing?
So, I'm reading my story over, and I'm constantly asking myself, 'would it be better to cut this? Re-write this? Cut a character? Cut out...
Final Edit Before Printing?
I think I know how to make my current work in progress make sense- maybe. I almost want to print out and save one version and then make...
A Bit of Editing and Thinking
Just spent the morning filling out a few little bits of my recently completed story. This one does not have a word-count problem. It is...
Reading and Writing Decisions
So, Robin Blake had a decent showing, bookwise, so I will make a note to read more of his stuff. It's the mid-1700's, which is unusual...


Death Isn't the Worst Thing To Happen, but it is the Most Final
I miss my little muse. I keep looking around, waiting for him to meow and beg to sit on my lap. He was in so much pain these past few...
Deciding What To Write
I finished my novella on Medium and presented a couple of historical tidbits- all of it coming from reading a couple Medievalist.net...


So...The Wellness Trap
From the Internets Christy Harrison's The Wellness Trap hit a couple of nerves for me. It's a book about the pitfalls and downsides of...
Running 'Round and 'Round With Work
Writing is my side hustle. My husband runs a courier service and I work at Fedex. There is plenty of action, mostly having to do with...
Anne Perry: Are You Just Tired? Why So Vague?
I was reading Anne Perry back when 'The Carter Street Hangman' was new. I should probably check it out to see if my tastes have changed...
The Island of Yesterday: What is up with Umberto Eco
We can start with his death. He's been dead since 2016, so I don't have to worry about sparing his feelings. Structure Do you like...