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July 2018 IWSG, 2018 Raleigh SuperCon and Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

Hello everyone, as always thanks for stopping by and saying hi.

The July 2018 IWSG brought to you by Alex J. Cavanaugh and his team of co-hosts Erika Beebe, Sandra Hoover, Susan Gourley and Lee Lowery. 

July 2018 Question What pitfalls would you warn other writers to avoid on their publication journey? 

A few things. 

First We’re in this for the long haul. My books took a couple revisions after first publication, although the following novels were much easier to write. Few exp...

July IWSG and the 2018 Roswell UFO Festival

Hello everyone and as always thanks for stopping by and saying hello! The July 2018 IWSG is brought to you by Alex J. Cavanaugh and his team of co-hosts Nicki Elson, Juneta Key, Tamara Narayan and Patricia Lynn. 
July 3 question What are your ultimate writing goals, and how have they changed over time (if at all)? 
Mine are the same as they have always been; write more books. I’ve taken on a few side hustles but am about ready to jump right back into some really cool projects th...

June 2017 IWSG

Hello everyone, and as always thanks for stopping by and saying hi. 

June 2018 IWSG is brought to you by Alex J. Cavanaugh and his awesome co-hosts Beverly Stowe McClure, Tyrean Martinson, Tonja Drecker, and Ellen @ The Cynical Sailor.


Be sure to stop by their blogs and show them some love! 

June 6 Question What's harder for you to come up with, book titles or character names?


This one is easy. Book titles are harder. I’ll struggle for months at a time. Breakthrough was a no-brainer....

May 2016 IWSG, Art Bell, Coast to Coast, Mars Attacks, Avengers: Infinity Wars Review

Hello everyone. As always, thanks for stopping by and saying hi. This month’s IWSG is brought to you by Alex J. Cavanaugh and his awesome cast of cohorts E.M.A. Timar, J.Q. Rose, C. Lee McKenzie, and Raimey Gallant. 
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May 2 question - It’s spring! Does this season inspire you to write more than others, or not? No, not really. I’m inspired to write 24/7 365 days a year for the most part. Sure I need a break now and then and it’s...

April 2018 IWSG Just Keep Swimming

Hello everyone and as always thanks for stopping by. 

It’s that time again for the April 2018 IWSG brought to you by Alex J. Cavanaugh and his team of co-hosts Olga Godim, Chemist Ken, Renee Scattergood and Tamara Narayan. 

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April 4 question - When your writing life is a bit cloudy or filled with rain, what do you do to dig down and keep on writing? 



Me. I take the advice of one of the greatest minds of all time. Well, pe...

March 2018 IWSG, Cheesecake Factory and More Writing on the Horizon

Hello everyone and as always thanks for stopping by. It’s that time again for the March 2018 IWSG brought to you by Alex J. Cavanaugh and his team of co-hosts Mary Aalgaard, Bish Denham, Jennifer Hawes, Diane Burton and Gwen Gardner. 
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This month’s question: How do you celebrate when you achieve a writing goal/ finish a story? 


Whatever it is I do will have to be outside the house as I have been inside for far too long getting to t...

February 2018 IWSG, E=MC2 and Speculative Fiction

Hello everyone. As always thanks for stopping by! 

The awesome co-hosts for the February 7 posting of the IWSG are Stephen Tremp, Pat Garcia, Angela Wooldridge, Victoria Marie Lees, and Madeline Mora-Summonte!. 

January 2018 IWSG

Hello everyone. Hope you all had a fun and safe holiday season! It’s a brand new year and time for fresh start in many areas of your life you need or want. Sometimes you need to build a brand new spanking door from scratch from your own needs and wants for opportunity to come knocking. 

And let’s give it up for this month’s IWSG contributors and be sure to stop by and give them some love: Alex J. Cavanaugh, Tyrean Martinson, Ellen@TheCynicalSailor, Megan Morgan, Jennifer Lane and Rachna C...

IWSG December 2017

IWSG December 6 Question As you look back on 2017, with all its successes/failures, if you could backtrack, what would you do differently? 

2017 for me has been a great year as I’ve worked hard to overcome numerous obstacles and achieve a handful of milestones. One thing I would have done differently would be to stay on top of the small things and be better organized. 

As I close out 2017 I have a large punch list of small things to do that add up to a very large To Do List I need to...

Remakes That Don't Suck! Blogfest

Remakes – most of them suck. Now and then, one comes along that is as good as, if not better, than the original. And after all of the bad ones we’ve endured, we want to know about some good ones.
Today, November 13, 2017, blog about your favorite remake: movie (or television show into movie and vice versa), song, or book – or all three! Post a YouTube video and links where we can find these treasures. Tell us why THIS remake doesn’t suck! 
Kong Skull Island (2017) I loved this mo...