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WIPpet Wednesday: June 5th, 2013

Good morning! Guess what! Tomorrow is my birthday, so you’re getting something extra special today. I’m currently editing the prequel to my novel that’s out…this one is called DYING EMBERS. It’s so exciting. I should have it done by the … Continue reading →

Grammar Wednesday: POV–1st person

I’ve decide the next group of grammar goodness will be about persons in writing. There are typically 3 persons, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd! Go figure, the numbers go up. First person, at least from what I have seen, is becoming … Continue reading →

Goals for June

Each month I have a writers group meeting in Arlington, TX where we discuss what our monthly goals are. I think I might be a little overambitious this month, but I need to get it done. This group hasn’t met … Continue reading →

Dying Embers: Take Two

I can’t tell you how nervous I still get when emailing my publisher (or the fact that half the time I’m still in wonder about having a publisher!). I’m not kidding. My first book, FOREVER BURN, has been out since … Continue reading →

May 14, 2013 — Guatemala City and Queltzaltenango (a.k.a. Xela)

May 14, 2013 – Guatemala City and Xela (a.k.a. Queltzaltenango) Our lives are in the center, but work in contribution and in co-existence with many other things. It’s a duality between reality of life and the path the Mayan culture … Continue reading →

Grammar Wednesday: the “U” and the “A”

This is a common mistake that I find with my copy-editing, and it has to do with tenses, which I will eventually tackle on this blog. Drank v. Drunk Sank v. Sunk These are two that are commonly misused when … Continue reading →

WIPpet Wednesday May 29th!

Hey, y’all! (I can say that because I live in Texas!). It’s Wednesday and that means two great things happen today. This is one! It’s so exciting. It’s WIPpet Wednesday, meaning this is a post about my WIP (Work In … Continue reading →

“A person is a person, no matter how small…”

I wasn’t going to write a blog about this at first, but my facebook blew up with the conversation. I should give a small amount of background. I write lesbian-fiction, for the most part. I’m co-writing a novel with a … Continue reading →

Memorial Day!

Happy Monday Everyone! Not only happy Monday, but happy Memorial Day. Thank you to all who have served in the armed forces and who are currently servicing. It is a job and a life that can never be repaid and … Continue reading →

WIP meme

Reblogged from My Own Little Shadow: Got tagged this morning.  Ok, I walked right into it.  Silly me. Anyway, here are my answers to the WIP meme that is taking the blogosphere by storm (not really, but it certainly is … Continue reading →