As part of ‘The Next Big Thing Blog Hop’, I was tagged by Jae in her post last week. The purpose of this hop is to expose you to writers and their work that perhaps you haven’t heard of, whether a new release or a Work in Progress (WIP). This is week 23. According to … More “The Next Best Thing” –Blog Hop 2012
November 15, 2012 Aftermath by Ann McMan Last spring, I had the unique pleasure of meeting Ann McMan that the Lone Star LesFic Festival in Austin. I had already read Jericho at the urging of my buddy, Salem West, and like everyone else, was captivated. We have since become good friends and I recently enjoyed … More Aftermath by Ann McMan
Tuesday October 30, 2012 will be remembered as the day after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the east coast of the United States and combined with two other weather systems to create what is called, a “Perfect Storm”. We are still reeling from from the reports and photos of the devastation and some of us are … More Tragedy and Triumph
Well folks, NaNoWriMo is nearly upon us—nine days! And you’ll be relieved to know that I have my lucky coffee cup. Here’s the deal. I started this challenge in 2005 and only finished 25,000 words… Because, I was writing in longhand. The writing wasn’t hard, but the word count was a Bitch. The next year … More Nano’s Coming!!
You like that eye-grabbing title? Now, if I could only keep the content as compelling. You see, that’s the job of a writer! That’s not really where I wanted to go with this. See, I spent time this weekend thinking about the nature and nurture of this new mantle I have donned as a “writer” … More Writers and Grass
Words of Barrett 