I’m re-blogging this now because I accidentally put it up last night instead of scheduling it for today. 🙂 Author Amie Gibbons Last week...

Last week I talked about the plot fixer, now we’re tackling the weak character.  I don’t mean someone who is weak themselves, I mean...

Have you heard of the Myers-Briggs personality test?  Have you taken it?  Did you read the description and think, “That’s creepy, it’s...

If you’re going back to edit a full novel, especially if it’s an early work, you’re probably facing down what I call the drunken cat...

Write what you know.  That’s the advice, right?  They (whoever the they are, I don’t know, there’s always a they though) say this because...

1. Friend’s depressed so must cheer them up. 2. Starbucks got the order wrong, send the girl. 3. Water demon attacked the cat. Every...

Alright guys, today I’m not gonna talk.  I know you love my ramblings (what, only I love my ramblings? 🙂 but today I’m just gonna link....

Hey guys, today I’m doing something a bit different.  I’m doing the Blogging 101 class and the assignment today is to write a post...

Beta Readers are perhaps the most important part of the editing process.  I’m going to say this up front because I’ve made this mistake....

Two friends of mine are a Space Opera/ Military SciFi author and his wife Dot, the marketing half.  She’s given me tidbits as I’ve...

1. Allergy to magic is making work difficult 2. Lost glasses, how will you get home? 3. The cat hurt your feelings and you have to suck...

Everyone who writes can agree ’50 Shades of Grey’ is pure crap.  Millions of readers disagree.  Do you think the author cares what other...

In honor of our streets being flooded with tourists for CMAFest (and who could blame them, we’re awesome!) this week’s trivia is going to...

I am seriously in the weeds today. Didn’t sleep well last night or the night before because my legs have been cramping despite me...

A poem from a blogger from my Coffee Prompt Monday. I promised to critique up to 1K words of a post from one of my prompts, but since I...

1. The Chimp has no pants 2. Secret agent’s chapstick isn’t just chapstick 3. Makeup for zombies Every Monday I’ll give you a wacky...

I’m doing Blogging 101 through WordPress’s Blogging U, and today’s the first day.  The assignment is to introduce ourselves to the world....

Here’s an excerpt from my book Patenting Magic, the 4th book in the Law and Magic series.  Millie is sent to the Titan of Knowledge to...

Soooo freaking funny… and yeah, a few of those might be just a tad spot on 🙂 Kristen Lamb's Blog A lot of “stuff” has been going on in...

I got into a discussion yesterday about writing series; the other writers in my group were blown away by the idea that I’m planning 15...