The Tale of the Christmas Bat

Author’s Note: Before I begin, I would like to say that I have nothing but love and respect for the participants in this adventure. They are all kind-hearted, intelligent people, despite how they may appear in this story. You’ll have to trust me on this. Author’s Note, Part 2: The following story really creates moreContinue reading “The Tale of the Christmas Bat”

The Night Before Deadline

  The Night Before Deadline ‘Twas the night before deadline, and all over my desk not a character stirred—the manuscript was a mess. The computer was on, the cursor was blinking in hopes that a plotline would soon enter my thinking. The coffee cups were empty, the blogs had been read, yet nothing—no nothing!—danced inContinue reading “The Night Before Deadline”

Christmas Songs for Writers

1. The First Novel 2. O Holy Plot 3. All I Want for Christmas is Muse 4. Revisin’ Around the Christmas Tree 5. It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Fiction 6. The Twelve Years of Revising 7. God Rest Ye Weary Typing Hands 8. Go Pitch It at a Conference 9. Do You ReadContinue reading “Christmas Songs for Writers”