After all this time, I still need to reference the framework for plotting a novel. I have a tendency to ramble (if you hadn’t noticed.) Recently, I’ve been enthralled with mysteries. I’ve got so much to learn, such a long way to go! Every advance in learning ignites belief that I’ve finally “got it.” Then… Continue reading Spinning Yarns… into Knots
This particular blog post is a favorite recurrent theme of mine: The Rhetoric of Visual Communication. You see, it is my belief that Rhetoric in general, is a superpower, and if the premise holds true, that a picture is worth ten thousand words, then that would make visual communication a SUPER superpower. Let me take… Continue reading A Picture Paints 10,000 Words
A fairy child amongst the Creeping Jenny in a window box planter... captured on camera 4/22/22. It was once believed that any human who stepped inside of a Fairy Ring, would be under the spell of those mythical creatures, overcome with the desire to dance until they went mad or died of exhaustion. So what… Continue reading The Fairy Magic of Writing
Okay, you heard this here, first. (Rather, you're about to hear my version of it here, first, er, in an iteration of many others, but here goes.) “A brand is made up of a promise of consistency, paired with the trust that you build over time represented by a consistent style-set that elicits an emotive… Continue reading A Writer’s Brand
It’s that time of year again. Yes, I’m talking about April 15th, the tax deadline! I realize that tax season is stressful for many, but seriously, I kind of enjoy it. No, I’m not a STEM studies kinda gal. Math is not my thing. I’m humanities all the way. But tax season isn’t really about… Continue reading The Business of Being a Writer
For me, it's suspended disbelief. Fiction - it's what I do. For example, today is April Fool's Day, and there's little that I enjoy more than getting my mom. She's the master of April Fool's Day pranks, so I'm always on my guard on April 1st. Well, I got her good today. First, you begin… Continue reading How Do YOU Self-Motivate?
Time management is always a struggle for me. Lots of ideas. So little time to actualize. Okay, actually a lifetime of time, but if I am living every day as if it’s my last, then that’s not a lot of time! 😀 I do try to tackle large projects by breaking them down into tinier… Continue reading Time Management in the Word Crone Cottage
My days have been pretty predictable for the past couple of years. Well, we were in lockdown during the pandemic, so there was a force in effect to slow down. Writing with Intention... and Magic... I don’t imagine anyone else is interested in my day-to-day writing schedule, but it did occur that I might forget… Continue reading Writing with Intention…
This week marked the completion of the Word Crone Cottage!!! YEAH! So I’ve been enjoying the final edits, a dab of paint here, a dollhouse lamp there. (Word Crone Cottage Loft) I guess I’ve always enjoyed the everyday kind of magic. (Word Crone Cottage loft/dollhouse lamp) One of the first books I read was A… Continue reading Magic in a Reading Nook
In the vein of blogging and stretching the topic to encompass that which I write (Southern Gothic Cozy Mysteries) and setting a weekly goal toward completing my pandemic project of converting my garden variety (pun intended) shed into a writing studio, I’m back again this Friday with the near-completion of the fourth side of the… Continue reading Cozy Southern Mystery: What’s Behind Curtain Number 3?
