I’ve always longed to be the featured champion on a box of Wheaties. Yeah, yeah, yeah, go ahead and laugh, but when I was a small kid, I possessed an incredible degree of power and strength. I beat every kid in my class in callisthenic, strength and...

…Dara Sorenson, whom I also want to thank for nominating me for this award. I thoroughly enjoy reading about the sources of inspiration she finds as writes and breaths life into her her characters. Check out her blog, Tales from the Writing Front. And...

Cuz that’s what I need. More copies of ME to write out all my ideas. I’m bursting with them. But that many freaks running around would disrupt balance in the world and it might actually implode. I suppose it’s a good thing, that I have more ideas than...

Okay. I was sidelined for about two weeks as I worked on lowering my word count. And I also tweaked my query letter, infused it with more personality. It’s longer, but I really felt my other letter lacked voice and characterization. I did get a couple...

Antioxidants are great brain food, which can help give you a boost when you’re feeling droopy and unfocused. Seriously, who can write with a case of the frazzles? Fruits and veggies that are rich in color like grapes, plums, red cabbage,...