I am happy with how this turned out. I was absolutely listening to “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys on repeat to help channel high school me. I don’t want to go in and “Donna-smash” (like Hulk-smash) every scene, either, now that I have realized the need to add more raw emotion.… Continue reading New Scene for WIP It Chose Three
I cannot thank you all enough for the outpouring of love and encouragement I’ve received since the post where I vented my spleen about my work in progress It Chose Three. After I posted that I received texts, FaceBook messages, and even a great phone call from HCS Publishing founder and awesome friend Dave Lee.… Continue reading Permission To Be Angry
Thank you all for the outpouring of love and support I received after my vent last week. It did wonders to get it off my chest and I’m glad I decided to still post it because sometimes you just absolutely need your friends to cheer you up. After I wrote it all out and posted… Continue reading If I Were A Chasm (poem for ITC)
Okay this is a vent post on my work in progress It Chose Three. I am one of five kids. One of my siblings is a twin sister. My twin and I are the youngest. I grew up watching all three of my sisters be diagnosed with a genetic disease that deteriorates their central vision… Continue reading I’m So Frustrated With It Chose Three!
Hello friends. I know it’s been quite a while since I last posted. I’m starting back up with a Book Review of a wonderful picture book. I intend to pick up my postings again. I usually aim for every Sunday. All is well here, just found it hard to get to this recently. Hughes has… Continue reading Book Review: The Daughter Song by Jessica Hughes
Recently I picked up my thesis book I wrote while completing my MFA in Children’s Literature from Hollins University. It’s a YA novella that is both prose and poetry, so a little different format. The title It Chose Three came from the feeling I have when I think about my three sisters becoming legally blind… Continue reading Wow, That’s Good Writing!
I’ve had some deep conversations with a good friend and fellow author about what makes writing so hard. The conversations have made me stop and think about my process and what gets me all jammed up and unable to write. This is similar to a post I wrote earlier about “getting out of your way”… Continue reading Note to Self: SHUT UP!
During the first revision of this short story, even before I changed the perspective of the story from third-person limited to Wharty’s view to first person limited to Wharty’s view, I was stuck after I introduced Scarlett. For those of you who don’t know the nursery rhyme, it’s dark (because why not?) and Peter “had… Continue reading (WIP) “Peter, Peter” – Introducing Scarlett
I thought and thought about the perfect “last” post for 2020. As an author and because I have a blog, I feel obligated to do so. I tried for encouraging. I tried for funny. I tried for tear-jerking amazing. I don’t feel funny, amazing, or able to say much to encourage. As I thought, I… Continue reading It’s okay NOT to be okay
Remember when I was lamenting my inability to write earlier? Understandably so, this has been a very difficult year. It seems that has passed. Which is wonderful. I am a huge supporter of mental health and taking needed time off. Sometimes you need a break, and that’s okay. Honor what you need to heal. It… Continue reading (WIP) The Bribe Piece