Starlog

  • I’m sorry. I like you, I just didn’t like your book.

    It was bound to happen sooner or later.  I read a book by a friend of mine, and I just didn’t like it. Was there anything wrong with her writing?  No, not really.  It was just a disappointing read for me. So, what did I do?  I finished it, and I moved on to something… Read more

  • Jon Gibbs’s Ten things I wish I knew… Final Thoughts – Thanks Jon!

    Here are a few quotes from Jon Gibbs that I thought were good little snippets everyone could use. Thank you again, Jon, for your words of wisdom, and for going out of your way to help aspiring authors to Learn from your Mistakes 1.        Dealing with shyness – He is shy.  He is afraid of… Read more

  • The Hunger Games disturbed me

    The Hunger Games disturbed me.  I mean seriously, seriously disturbed me.   It’s funny, twenty years ago I would have thought nothing of this at all.  No biggie, just another story. Having children really changes your outlook on things. I’m disturbed.  Deeply disturbed. I can’t look at a book (or a movie) like this the same… Read more

  • Flash Fiction Friday on Wednesday – He had to Run

    This is the character study I did for my character “David” in my new WIP, Fire in the Woods.  This scene will not be in the novel, but this is how he comes into my MC’s life. David jumped and landed on the soft turf.  A trail of desolation lay behind him:  fallen trees, scorched… Read more

  • Write a Story with Me – Part 12 With Julie Catherine “What’d she do?”

    Yay!  It’s my favorite day of the week! If you are new to Write a Story with Me, please scroll down to see a list of previous posts.  Catch up on the story and have a great time! Today we welcome miss Julie Catherine to the lineup.  Normally a mild-mannered poetess, Ms. Catherine brings on the intrigue… Read more

  • Road to Publication #16: Tchotchkes… Huh? Is that a typo? What the heck is my publisher sending me?

    Okay, let’s just get this part out of the way… since it’s an obvious question: tchotch·ke/ˈCHäCHkə/Noun: 1.A small object that is decorative rather than strictly functional; a trinket. (Typically pronounced “CHACH-kee”) Honestly, I had no idea what this was either.  I even had to look up the pronunciation.  I did see a mention of this… Read more