Turning pain into prose

Turning pain into prose

This blog is about writing… not about cliched breakups and men who are jerks. Why? Because there are enough blogs out there that cover this topic. Probably too many. However, I confess that this starts out as a “men who are jerks” missive, but it...
Writing into the end of the year

Writing into the end of the year

As everyone gears up to shut down over the Christmas break, I’ll be tapping away on my computer – an excellent time for those of us not of the Christian faith to catch up on being behind. Of course, I will do the de rigeuer Jewish celebration tonight of...
Doing the NaNoWriMo Happy Dance!

Doing the NaNoWriMo Happy Dance!

Yes, I’m a winner. I just completed my 50,000 word novel with just under 90 minutes left till deadline. My official word count – 50207. Yippee!!!!! And here is my official badge to prove it. Of course, I wrote 17661 of those words TODAY. AND I have a...
NaNoWriMo approaches, more articles up!

NaNoWriMo approaches, more articles up!

NaNoWriMo looms large! It begins November 1 and finally, finally, I have my novel idea (in both senses of the word). It’s all very exciting and I can’t wait to flex my 2,000 words-a-day muscles. Please quote me on this as I may live to regret it. I’m...
Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan: toast his burning carcass

Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan: toast his burning carcass

That dude – Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan – is the al-Qaeda terrorist killed in an airstrike Monday. “Toast his burning carcass” is how my brother aptly summed up his death.  Seem a little harsh? Not really. Nabhan masterminded the al-Qaeda attack on...