Moira Reid's Blog, page 16
August 13, 2012
August 12, 2012
Blame It On The Coffee #sixsunday
From my current WIP which I’m calling Blame It On The Coffee: I unfurl the wadded legal paper and flatten it on the desk. Switching on the desk lamp, I drop into the chair and take a deep breath. Where … Continue reading →
August 8, 2012
Childhood Toys and Adulthood
As a child, my two favorite toys were the Fisher Price camera and the Fisher Price cash register. I got to thinking about how the things we love as children affect who we become as adults. I remember carrying around … Continue reading →
August 1, 2012
Ask a Mortician and Order of the Good Death
I write a lot of action/adventure/murder kind of stories. In general, I know very little about death personally, but recently an old teacher of mine (who now works for a funeral home) turned me on to this website. In case … Continue reading →
July 23, 2012
National Novel Writing Month is 3 months away!
I was searching for a topic to blog about this morning, and I got to thinking about how many posts I’ve done this year and how many more weeks there are in 2012…and a few things dawned on me: 1. … Continue reading →
July 9, 2012
Zombies and Mean Moms
I’m having my 13-year old daughter read novels this summer (as I’ve done in summers past). When she was younger, I’d give her little prizes as she finished books. Now, I just make her do it. She’d rather Facebook or … Continue reading →
July 3, 2012
SuperBetter and the iPhone
I’m a huge fan of the iPhone. I’ve had it for going on 3 months now, (I’ve gotten my 3rd bill, so I think that’s right), and I can’t imagine keeping up with my schedule without it anymore. I’m forever … Continue reading →
June 25, 2012
Running Out of Time?
Ever have that feeling you’re running out of time? I take medication for high blood pressure (apparently, I inherited that condition), so I’m already more than a little high strung. Add the fact that I’d like to accomplish a few … Continue reading →
May 21, 2012
Top 10 Things I Learned About Writing from Project Runway
My sister is hooked on the television series, Project Runway, a fashion design show hosted by Heidi Klum, so I’ve watched quite a few marathons. Heidi has been pregnant, skinny, pregnant again. Dozens of fashion design contestants have come and … Continue reading →
May 14, 2012
1000 Words A Day
I finally got tired of planning and plotting and preparing…and decided the only way to get anything written was to just write it. I’ve spend so much time in the last four months thinking about writing and planning to write … Continue reading →
