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An Average Day in the Life of Matt Summers – Flash Fiction

Matt Summers lived in an average house on an average street where nothing ever happened. His mother would wake him by opening his curtains, allowing the light to stream in. Only today, his mother snapped them shut shortly after opening them. “Wha’s going on?” asked a bleary-eyed Matt. “Oh nothing,” said his mother. “I just … Continue reading An Average Day in the Life of Matt Summers – Flash Fiction

Getting Started: Writer Problems Edition

Why do so many people who talk about one day writing a book fail? Because finding those first words to mark on an otherwise empty page is a thousand times tougher to do when you decide this time you are going to start getting serious. Instead of writing anything, you simply sit there, staring at … Continue reading Getting Started: Writer Problems Edition

The Move and a Bittersweet End To an Era

How much stuff can a single family acquire over a span of fifteen years? Quite a lot actually, as I’ve found out. We’d been considering moving for a number of years – really ever since my youngest came home from the hospital when the diaper boxes alone threatened to fill a room, but there was … Continue reading The Move and a Bittersweet End To an Era

Dragon NaturallySpeaking – A First Take & Quick Review

This post may contain affiliate links One of the continuing challenges I faced over the years, and particularly so over the last several weeks leading up to the new year, has been trying to find time for my personal writing when more and more of my time was being taken up by other things. Luckily for … Continue reading Dragon NaturallySpeaking – A First Take & Quick Review

The Top Ten Tips for Writers That Have Day Jobs

Originally posted on Author Don Massenzio:
Someday I would love to be a full-time writer, but for right now, I have a 50-60 hour a week day job that requires my attention so that annoyances like bills, mortgage payments, and insurance can be provided for. I’ve written and published ten books in the past five…

Making the Best of the Heat of the Moment

Do you ever have those moments ... the ones that make you realize everything you've done over the past several weeks if not months was preparing you for this one specific day or hour?

Happy Anniversary and the Difference a Year or Five Makes

“There are two great days in a person’s life – the day we are born and the day we discover why.” – William Barclay Sadly neither of those days is today. However, I did receive a message informing me that yet another year has come and gone since I started down this whole blogging thing. … Continue reading Happy Anniversary and the Difference a Year or Five Makes

As Seen on The Spectacled Bean – On Election Day: 7 Issues On Which Americans Can Agree

This week was election day in the US, which means we hopefully will get more than at least four-hour break before the commercials start playing for the next one, but I’m not optimistic on that front. However, while there are a lot of things Americans are disagreeing about at the moment, not all hope is … Continue reading As Seen on The Spectacled Bean – On Election Day: 7 Issues On Which Americans Can Agree

Nikki Kan’t Quit – Rocky Row Flash Fiction

The following is a scene featuring a supporting character from the world of An Uncertain Confidence, a Rocky Row Novel. Nikki Kant drummed her fingers on her desk’s cheap veneer while she listened to the city liaison ramble on her voicemail. The desk was one of those cheap particle board models you order over the internet … Continue reading Nikki Kan’t Quit – Rocky Row Flash Fiction

An Interview with Allie Potts via Smashwords

To celebrate the release of my latest novel, An Uncertain Confidence (now on sale at several retailer sites), I ventured over to Smashwords where they were kind enough to put together an interview for me. Describe your desk I write on a number of surfaces which have varying degrees of clutter. Too much clutter and … Continue reading An Interview with Allie Potts via Smashwords