A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that life as a writer is filled with ups and downs and one of the hardest things to do is to keep writing even when you find yourself meandering through a proverbial valley of self-doubt. In the world of computers and technology, the term down time refers to [...]
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Birds of a Feather
What's that old saying? Birds of a feather flock together, right? One of my favorite parts about writing is connecting with other writers. Odd thing for a self-proclaimed introvert to say, maybe, but it’s true. Some of my writer friends have been on the journey with me since our early college years and others [...]
The Sun Also Rises, Indeed
This is a difficult time of year even if most people would disagree. After all, the sun is streaming through my window, the grass is green again, the trees are bursting with tiny white petals that litter the ground like confetti, and the scent of lilacs carries on the breeze. Plus, Flip-flops.* But with all [...]
Will You Go Out With Me? Circle Yes or No
Remember middle school? If you’re like me, you’ve done just about everything in your power to forget as much as humanly possible about those awkward middle school years, but no matter how hard you try, there are still these lingering memories in the foggy corners of your brain of every horrific social interaction you’ve ever [...]
The Labor of Love
I won’t lie. When I first began writing with the intention of finishing and someday publishing a novel (or fifteen), I didn’t have the first clue as to what kinds of water I was dipping my toes into. (Hint: Deep, dark, swift moving, filled with odd creatures who will take a bite out of you, [...]
Practice Makes Perfect
I play piano. Sorta. The truth is that I’ve been taking lessons for 8 1/2 years and I’ll probably never play as well as I’d like to. I might be better by now if, say, I actually practiced every day, but I don’t. Some weeks I don’t even practice at all. An internet blog might [...]
All In.
Before kids, my husband and I each had a full range of hobbies to fill our time. (Amazing how those hobbies dwindle when parenting takes precedence!) Back in 2005, my husband went deep into the world of online Texas Hold’em and enjoyed throwing live poker parties (with real cards, real chips, and real stakes) at our [...]
Two Worlds Are Better Than One
I used to think that everyone lay down at night and imagined stories in their mind before drifting to sleep. My routine each and every evening throughout my childhood and, if I’m honest, well into adulthood, was to create an amazing world I could slip into, characters who would be my new friends, and an [...]
I Write.
I am a writer. Say it again. I am a writer. That’s more or less my daily mantra these days. I’ve been writing as long as I can remember. I was 8 or 9 when I made my first real attempt at writing a book. It was called The Magic Rollerskates and it was about [...]
L. Ryan Storms 