Celestial Chicken Blog

Why the heck am I having such trouble adding this scene?? It should be easy. It should be done by now. I actually had some decent writing time last night and it STILL is not done. I’m starting to get pretty annoyed with myself.

I’m at a point in editing my novel where I’m adding a scene. Originally it was going to be a tiny little scene but it has blossomed a bit into something a bit bigger. And I think that’s why I’m having such trouble getting it written. I don’t want to add something [...]

I just bought a book at a campus book sale today. It cost me a dollar. I only bought it because it had the word “Colorado” in the title. It is a bodice-ripper romance. And I just HAD to share the back cover copy with you. Here it is: “Her [...]

As I’m editing Fairest of the Faire, I realize that I’m using the same phrase over and over. It’s not really a phrase even, just a few words. “The truth was/is” is one of them. the other is “In reality.” I don’t even talk like that, why the heck am I writing [...]

My friend Lillers and I are going to be attending the St. Louis Writer’s Guild workshop on May 3. For a measly five dollars, we will get to hear two lectures, one titled The Art of Blogging for the Writer, the other The Top Ten Internet Resources for Writers. You can never have [...]

I write a lot. Multiple times a day, really. It isn’t all on my novel, but it is writing just the same. I keep up with my regular daily blog, write emails to colleagues, participate in discussions on bulletin boards and forums, and talk to my friends and my kids on instant [...]

Today I took a huge step. I published my first blog post on Geek News Central, a tech website I visit often. Their bi-weekly podcasts are some of the best out there for techies, and I had been prodded by several people to begin posting there as a blogger. Well, today I did [...]

Is there anything more annoying than sitting at home waiting for the mechanic to call you and tell you your car is ready to pickup? You sit hung between worry (is he going to call and tell me it needs more work than I thought) and forced patience. I’m not good at either [...]

Wednesday this week is Creative Night. I love these five-hour stints of hanging at the bookstore with my laptop. It means I get to write without the distractions of home! I will have to be frugal about my beverage choices, however, as I have to get the brakes fixed on my car tomorrow. [...]

I am only a few pages into Sol Stein’s How to Grow a Novel, but I already have a few comments. First, his “forward” is pretentious and annoying. Or maybe it’s him. I’m not sure. I stopped reading it after the fifth paragraph and instead buzzed right to the first chapter. In [...]