Writing without the reins

Archive for January, 2010

Must. Shop. Tonight.

January 27th, 2010

Okay. There’s hardly any groceries in the fridge, we’re down to the crappy chunky peanut butter that my husband bought by mistake, I had to use shampoo because we’re out of body wash, and there’s only one roll of toilet paper left in the house.
Yep. Can’t put it off any longer. I [...]

What’s in a name?

January 26th, 2010

I have to change a character’s name.
Sometimes I really hate changing a character’s name, especially if they’re established.
Like this one minor character in a book I’ve been working on for a very long time and I hope to have good news about soon. Her name was Torrance. I thought it [...]

Beauty Shop for Rent award nominations

January 21st, 2010

The shop is still open! Last fall, I discovered how my little BEAUTY SHOP FOR RENT was nominated for the following awards:
South Dakota State Library’s 2009-10 YARP Reading List
Missouri Association of School Librarian’s 2009-10 Gateway Readers Award
New York State Reading Association’s 2010 Charlotte Award
Eliot Rosewater 2009-10 Award
Volunteer State 2009-10 Book Award
The Kentucky 2009 Book [...]

Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody

January 19th, 2010

All those in need of a good giggle should follow this link.
Momma! Momma?

2010 Goals

January 13th, 2010

Yeah, I know, the subject of 2010 goals is moldy old but hey, it’s the only topic I came up with today.
Anyway, as I wrote out my goals, I realized something: I better start doing some of the things on my Do-Before-Dying List.
After all, I’m almost 41. When else [...]