Starlog

  • Writing to a Deadline Part 9: “And the beta-reading verdict is?”

    If you’re just hopping into the insanity that is my writing life, check out my previous “Writing to a Deadline” posts or this won’t make sense. Note:  This post is mainly for those of you who have not yet been through the beta-process.  Just to prepare you for what it can be like. Last week… Read more

  • Book Review of The P.U.R.E. by Claire Gillian

    When I was offered a free advance copy of The P.U.R.E. from its publisher, I almost passed.  I am not a mystery fan.  I prefer something with lots of action and explosions.  But I figured, what the heck, it’s free. So, I sat down one day and began reading what I expected to be a… Read more

  • My First Face to Face Critique Group

    Believe it or not, up until today I had never been part of a face-to-face critique group. There weren’t any around me, and I didn’t want to travel all the way into the city and pay $30 for parking. I had thought of starting my own, but hesitated because of the work involved with being… Read more

  • Flash Fiction Tuesday – A picture under a door

    Rich sat sobbing, leaning over a box, stroking the hair of a little brown ferret.  His friend.  His accomplice.  Ferris had been his best friend since his dog died eight years ago.  They played hide and seek.  They cuddled on the couch.  She always made him smile when he had a bad day at work.… Read more

  • Writing to a Deadline Part 8: “Calling in the Beta Reading Army”

    If you’re just hopping into the insanity that is my writing life, check out my previous “Writing to a Deadline” posts or this won’t make sense. I was happily surprised when I sat down to edit, that I had very few things to change.  Mostly typographical errors and little things like switching sentence structure to… Read more

  • The HUG Award – Krista Magrowski, Jon Gibbs, Danielle Ackley McPhail

    A few weeks ago (okay, it was almost a month ago — sorry) Jenny Keller Ford bestowed on me the Hug Award.  This is a very special award, and I am happy and proud to have received it.  Hugs back to Jenny, a phenomenal writer with a huge future ahead of her. Since this is… Read more