Here’s a fun idea for the month of June here at the Merry-Go-Round Blog Tour. We’re talking about our favorite characters. At first I groaned. It’s a fun idea, and I’ve met a lot of characters through the years that lived on in my mind after I’d finished the book. … Continue reading →
Welcome back to the May Edition of the Merry Go Round Blog Tour. This month, we’re talking about our current projects. I have two: The revision of Polar Bear on the Loose and a short story where the theme is cat eyes. I’ve been working through the Holly Lisle’s Writers’ … Continue reading →
We’re looking at writing routines this month, and this is not going to be a pretty post. I guess I do have a writing routine. It’s not very productive, and I’ve been giving that some thought, because I’m not getting any younger. My writing routine has been to write a … Continue reading →
Welcome to this month’s edition of the Merry Go Round Blog Tour where we’ll discuss blocks. I personally prefer the different colored and shaped wooden building blocks we used to give kids. My dad found a new take on the old blocks for his great grand-daughter — they’re made from … Continue reading →
This month’s Merry-Go-Round Blog Tour focuses on our first work. I know I must have written a story in the second grade. I think we all do, and I’m sure my mother saved it, and I have it now. I have a box of that stuff — as soon as … Continue reading →
It’s a new year, there must be a lot of new projects, right? Not really. I have two writing goals for this year: Finish revisions of Polar Bear on the Loose (which includes finishing the How To Revise Your Novel class) and win National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November. … Continue reading →
Welcome to my final installment of the Merry Go Round Blog Tour for 2012. We get to end on a light note by talking about my favorite books for 2012. For some reason, 2012 has been my worse year for reading since I began tracking what I was reading several … Continue reading →
Welcome to the November installment of the Merry-Go-Round Blog Tour. Have you given any thought to the state of the publishing industry? If you’re a writer, you probably have. If you’re a reader or just stopping in at the blog for other reasons, maybe you haven’t. The publishing industry is … Continue reading →
This month’s installment of the Merry Go Round Blog Tour gave me more trouble than most, and procrastinating about it didn’t help. Does it ever? Nevertheless, the day is at hand. I usually have this up already as a scheduled post, but you’re getting it hot off the fingertips today. … Continue reading →
Welcome back for another installment of the Merry-Go-Round Blog Tour. I hope you’ve been staying hydrated as you make the rounds (or, if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, staying warm). This month I’m supposed to reflect on what I do best as it relates to writing. I’ve been told I … Continue reading →