The hard part of writing isn’t the writing, it’s the finishing. As I’ve mentioned before, I have over 80 short stories & novels that I’ve started and not finished. This year’s goal was to not start anything new until I finished projects I started. I broke that goal for a submission that I did finish….
Category: Writing Life
Animal Farms Influence on Nacerma
George Orwell’s classic, Animal Farm, was an influence in the making of Nacerma. The animals get the idea that if they can get rid of the farmer (capitalism), all will be ducky. But, it doesn’t turn out that way, because what the animals (and the socialist that they represent) don’t take into consideration a mitigating…
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Ah, Valentine’s Day. When couples in love set aside time to celebrate chopping off heads and burying their enemies. Ummm…I mean taking time out of their usual hectic schedule to spend some time with each other (gifts are optional, but recommended). This year I will be celebrating Valentines Day with my husband on Saturday. We…
Everything Is Changing
I’m still trying to play catch up since getting back from Liberty Con. My schedule has bottomed out with the dying of the car once again. I have nearly two hours everyday during the week eaten up by walking or taking the bus to and from my day job. This leaves me with far less…
O Comic Con Appearance
On Saturday, I was on a panel with Richard Paolinelli entitled Criticism, Culture and the Future of Entertainment at Omaha Comic Con in Council Bluffs, IA. Here’s the description: It’s hard to miss the attacks on creators with the “wrong” opinion in todays culture. With online attacks, doxxing, SWATting and personal attacks, it’s getting somewhat…
Liberty Con, Courage Of Martyrs and Going Dark
In 9 days I am getting married. In 10 days I’ll be an attending pro at Liberty Con in Chattanooga. Then July 14th I’ll be on a panel at OCon in Council Bluffs. Because of that, I’ll be offline-ish until after July 4th. If the world is about to end and you just have to…
The War Has Begun: Choose Your Weapons
Keeping ScoreIf you haven’t been paying attention or keeping score, here is what it looks like***: TEAM EVIL – 2 TEAM GOOD – 2 ***These are the ones I know about. If you have other wins for either side, add them in the comments. Team Evil was successful in getting John Ringo bumped from ConCarolinas…