Don’t Mind Me . . . Just Pulling My Hair Out.

I'm trying to write a blurb and it's driving me crazy. Of all the difficult parts of writing a novel: the huge task of making up people, their problems, the main plot, sub plots . . .   CHARACTER ARCS, PACING . . . EDITING . . . and the other stuff. You know, the …

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Good News

One of the reasons I stay away from the nightly news and cables 24/hr channels is the low good-to-bad news ratio. The fact is though, that there is a lot of good news going on out there. So, instead of complaining, I thought I'd copy and post some here! And let me tell you, the …

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Ash Wednesday Shout Out

Everyone's heard of Ash Wednesday, right? If not, here's Wikipedia's definition: Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting, is the first day of Lent in Western Christianity. It occurs 46 days (40 fasting days, if the 6 Sundays, which are not days of fast, are excluded) before Easter .... According to the canonical gospels of Matthew, …

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Book Review: After We Collided by Anna Todd

After We Collided is book two of the After Series. I first blogged about this series here. It was my inaugural book review on my blog and I think it went pretty well. And since I love this series so much, I thought I'd do a quick review of each of the books leading up …

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Flash Fiction Friday!

Beacon for the Metaphorical Penis is a serial flash fiction post thing I started writing last year. My intention was to post a new chapter every week, but--surprise!-- I really suck at planning. Below, is Chapter 4, but if you haven't read the others, you can find them here: 1, 2, and 3 Chapter 4 …

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Valentine Contest: Week Three (Day 3)

Get your entries in! Time is running out!

Valentine Contest: Week Three (Day 1)

Don't forget to enter the Deranged Writers giveaway of my book, Between Octobers!

Book Review: After by Anna Todd

This is my first book review. On my blog, that is. The book is titled After, by Anna Todd. It is the first in her After Series . . . Book One: After Book Two: After We Collided Book Three: After We Fell Book Four: After Ever Happy (Releasing February 24th!) . . . which …

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Versatile Blogger Award!

Below, you will see the reblogged post from Stumbling For Balance, which nominated little ol' me for the "It's an honor just to be nominated." And I totally, shamelessly say, "It's about time!" Hahahaha! Kidding. It's awesome news! Thank you!