Those who know me well know I’ve been a stress case lately because of writing stuff. Sometimes it seems there’s so much negative in this business to focus on, it can be all-consuming. I know I’ve had it on my mind a lot lately, letting it overshadow some of the good in my life. This morning I have a different perspective.

Those of you not living in the Pacific Northwest missed the mother of all wind-storms last night. Hurricane force winds in certain places. We have a large stand of old Douglas fir in the park behind our house. I … Read more »

Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m a sucker for a good underdog story. Rudy, The Natural, The Rookie, Old School, Eight Below – all are underdog stories of one kind or another. This weekend we saw Stranger Than Fiction, which, if you haven’t seen it, I’m telling you to go watch. Writers will get a lot out of it most people won’t, and there were some hilarious situations only a writer could appreciate. But at the heart of this movie, it’s an underdog story – about one man who normally wouldn’t have any reason to do something … Read more »

Maybe it’s because the WIP is still kicking my butt – I thought I’d made a break-through, was super excited with the new direction, and now am worried it might be too similar to the other proposal I recently finished (at least initially). Maybe it’s because last night I spent some time online reading author blogs and ingested all the stress and worry over deadlines and proposals and fear of success (Yeah, Lisa told me not to do that again). And maybe my anxiety is just related to the fact publishing has to be the slowest industry in the world. … Read more »