• The Writer’s Life: Right Brain Rules!

    For all the “odd” and “misfit” alien right brainers out there (writers, artists, designers, philosophers, caretakers, counselors, inventors). Good news has been leaking into the press slowly but surely. The left brainer’s rule of the kingdom in the career world is slowly changing. (For all the right brainers, I have included extra videos and pictures…

  • The Writer’s Life: Exercise Your Right Brain

    A lot of information has been published recently about the right brain/left brain difference. By now you have probably heard that the left brain dominant thinkers are logical, sequential, analytical and look at the parts. And, the right brain dominant thinkers tend to be intuitive, holistic, synthesizing and look at the whole. But whether you…

  • Fiction: Pickle Wars: Create Your Own Adventure

    NOTE TO READERS: If you are coming straight to my blog from Twitter, you will want to start this twisted sci-fi tale from the beginning. It all starts with Barry Northern’s Blog. He came up with the idea to have a Create Your Own Adventure story. Segments of the story are written by several bloggers…

  • Fun! The Writer’s Life at The Sands

    In case you didn’t notice, another month has flown by and we only have one month to go with the #WriterlbsOff New Year’s Resolutions. I hope you are kicking your resolutions into high gear with the coming of spring and our renewal of energy in the warmer weather! It’s time to celebrate our accomplishments and…

  • Fun: Spreading the Love with Awards!

    I am humbled and honored to have received three awards this past week. My Twitter friends and blog friends mean a lot to me. The awards are fun because we get to share with each other and discover other great people to follow.  I am spreading the love around in a big way today! My…

  • The Writer’s Life: Being Mildly Creative

    If you are a writer, you probably hope for those times when your ideas feel passionate and writing flows wildly. You may try all kinds of ways to get into that state to write your next novel. Those moments can be productive and rewarding when they happen, but what about all the other times? Wouldn’t…

  • The Writer’s Life: Creative Flow & Sex

    Admit it, what is your inner most desires…mad passionate creative flow or mad passionate sex? Hard to choose? The two experiences may not be that different and may be connected. They both involve total surrender of control, and create powerful energy full of electricity. Some experts even propose that if you experience one, you are…

  • Fiction: The Power of Art

    Loretta bolted awake at 3:17 a.m.. Her heart raced and head pounded to the beat of sheer panic. She stumbled to her studio wearing the same pajamas and robe she had worn since the night he first appeared. It was time to meet him on the battlefront. She could feel his icy stare and his…

  • Poetry: Beautiful Felt Art

    As some of you may have seen, I won a 40 word flash contest hosted by Alison Wells (@alisonwells) that she held for her 40th Birthday. It was a fun contest with many great entries. You can see all the winners at Alison’s blog – THE FORTY WORD – Winners. Celebrating Alison’s birthday and having…

  • Twitter Chat with The Penny Dreadful

    As many of you know, I post my serial fiction on the new website called, The Penny Dreadful.  Today was the 1 month anniversary of the site and they are celebrating 1,000 hits in their first month.  There was a party today with giveaways, and an author Twitter chat where I was featured. I had…