Contemporary Fiction Author, Infrequent Blogger & Retired Clown

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Killer Shine Inspiration [NaNoWriMo]

Killer Shine Inspiration [NaNoWriMo]

NaNoWriMo is about to wrap-up and I’ve got bad news… I’m not going to make it to the finish line. At least not before November 30th. I jumped out to an early lead, but like sprinting the first mile of a marathon, my pace was [Read more…]

Thanksgiving Round-Up

Thanksgiving Round-Up

Gobble, gobble? More like wobble, wobble. Half of November has passed in a blink, delivering us quite rapidly through the first part of NaNoWriMo straight to my second favorite holiday of the year: Thanksgiving. (And I promise it’s not JUST because of the delicious Southern [Read more…]

Peacemas Birthday Giveaway!

Peacemas Birthday Giveaway!

Have you heard the silver bells tinkling in the air yet? Christmas is just around the corner and I’m already in the gift-giving mood. It could be because my birthday is coming up this weekend and this year, I decided instead of receiving, I wanted [Read more…]

Killer Shine: Prologue

Killer Shine: Prologue

Five days in and my NaNoWriMo word count is at just over 6,000 words — and that’s just the prologue!  I had a slight setback after day two — I read over what I’d written in the morning and wasn’t happy with the tone. This [Read more…]