I put on my coat, slip into my rainboots, and walk to the car with a spring in my step. We are on our way to see the capelin roll. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can learn more here. But in short, the capelin are
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In my last post I talked about fear. On the other side of that is the elusive little quality of spirit we call courage. Courage can come in many different forms. The pursuit of courage is part of why we watch movies, read books, and follow the tales of notable people.
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I’ve talked about fear before. For my faithful followers – remember the whole Pitch the Publisher scenario? Now that was scary. Some causes of fear you’re aware of – they loom before you, clouding your vision, preventing you from acting, perhaps enabling you with superhuman powers of procrastination. Other fears
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What’s that saying? April Showers Bring May Flowers? Well, what about when it doesn’t – not at all, not even a little bit – what about when April’s showers bring snow, ice fog and really cold drizzle that whips you in the face? I’ve always been the type of person
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Said in some form by Stephen King, William Faulkner, and some guy named Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (whom I’d never heard of before today), it’s an annoying phrase for most writers: kill your darlings. For editors it’s a little more pleasant or at least satisfying. Although when it comes to editing, it’s
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The mind is a funny, funny thing. So powerful, so intricate, and yet so very weak. Strongly connected to the power of the mind is this thing called resolve. In theory, I have loads of resolve. I have goals and dreams and things on my list of ‘to-do’s that are
Keep Reading ... →In my previous post (which was awhile ago – it’s amazing how an engagement and trying to get wedding plans underway can steal your attention!) I discussed the Wizard’s First Rule from Terry Goodkind’s The Sword of Truth series. Today I move onto the Second Rule. Just as the first had some pretty interesting
Keep Reading ... →A few days ago I posted about a pitch I was afraid to do, well, I’ve done it! And I didn’t faint, and my leg didn’t thump like it was trying to outdo Bambi’s Thumper, and I only tripped over my words a time or two. I didn’t get much feedback on the plot
Keep Reading ... →Over a month ago I wrote a post that talked about the way some simple impression can be the spark to new creation. It also talked about my seeming inability to let my creativity flow in new directions while trying to edit my novel. Now that the editing is on pause while
Keep Reading ... →The question my post title asks isn’t much of a question anymore. I’ve signed up for Halifax’s Pitch the Publisher at The Word on the Street . . . and I’m scared. Basically how this works is that each ‘pitcher’ pitches in front of a panel of three publishers and an audience (I wasn’t
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