On The Edge

I’m a big fan of animation. Yeah, cartoons, if you want to put it simplistically. All kinds of cartoons. Classic Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, anime, some of the cartoons that came out in the 1990’s and 2000’s (Teen Titans, Pinky and the Brain, etc).One...

A Truly Rough Draft

A few years ago I took a class on design. To be clear, when I say ‘class’ I don’t mean anything as grand as a college course. It was a two-day workshop taught by a travelling instructor that took place in a banquet room at a small local hotel. My...

Baby Steps

So I’ve learned something recently. It’s something that will come as a surprise to anyone who’s ever written anything and then tried to get it published through traditional channels. Like a big surprise. This will be something you’ve never...

I Just Can’t Let You Go

The song is my new theme song for my book series. Every story has a similar theme and this song seems to encompass all of them nicely. I’m revising today (again…seems like I’m always either revising or writing, go figure), and this is playing in the...

A to Z Challenge Reflections

I’ve been back blogging for two or three whole days now and I already get to take a slacker day ^_^. Every year, Arlee Bird, and a fine selection of cohorts, hosts the A to Z blogging challenge. The basic premise is to blog almost every day in April, taking...

3rd Annual No Kiss Blogfest

It’s Jan 2, and we all know what that means, right? We’ve recovered from our hangovers! No, wait, that wasn’t it. It was much better than that…It’s time for Frankie Diane Mallis’ 3rd Annual No Kiss Blogfest. What is it? This is when...

A Year in Review

I did this on my private blog and realized this has been a big year writing-wise for me, so I thought I’d take the more up-beat stuff up here. Also, laced through every single month, is:Made some fantastic new blogging friendsRediscovered my love for...

When We Disagree With Popular Opinion

I have a confession to make, and I know it will come as a shock to many of you. It’s something I’m sure not a single person who has ever read my blog would expect to hear.Sometimes…I have a unique perspective on the world.O.o!!! Weird,...

TLIF – That Sexy Taste of Accomplishment

I just finished something at work that’s been nagging me for a while now. One of those projects where almost everything was perfect, but that last 1% kept it from being completely done and cost me a lot of time in the process. I’ve been digging for the...