Why Backstory is Important

A few years ago, a happy little west-coast girl wrote a series of vampire books that make women everywhere swoon at the sexiness of the supernatural leads and the realness of the main character. This was a fantastic time for YA novels because it meant that...

When You’re Anti-Repetition

Last week someone asked me to explain why I had twenty-four apples when they only showed that I had twenty-three. The answer was simple from my perspective. Because last time they asked, I only had twenty-three, and I didn’t realize they expected to be updated...

Possibly ADHD, possibly…ooh, shiny

*deletes irrelivent story*What? Yeah, I know, I push my luck trying to make these things all tie together sometimes anyway, but that was one that was really better off behind password on WDC. *Waves at work person reading my blog*.I was listening to music again this...

Plotting and Jamming

I was listening to music this morning. I do this most mornings when I have to work, because quite honestly talk radio grates on me. Any talk. Morning DJ’s, NPR, whatever. It works for some people, it doesn’t work for me. The morning and afternoon...

Not Lost Afterall

This morning I got to work and went to reach for my trusty ‘ol water bottle. It’s not really that old, but It took me a week to pull the labels off of it in various meetings, so we’ve bonded now. And…*gasp* it wasn’t there. My water...