Wow. What a title. No pressure there.I was sitting on the train this morning, thinking about a conversation I recently had with a friend.We were discussing all the balls we have in the air, juggling our creative lives, including the desire for creative lives, and our workaday lives, and it came to me (as it [...]
I have recently turned my mind and energy back to querying one of my WIPs. Previously, I wrote before about the difficulty in crafting a query letter. One of the most difficult parts, for me anyway, is finding comparable work, be they books, TV, or movies. The book I am preparing to query is quite [...]
There were a lot of posts this week that spoke of the fact that, a year ago this week, March 1st to 7th, 2020, would be the last 'normal' week we would have for a while. The timing was off by a week or so, depending where in North America you were at the time, [...]
It includes dreaming, and to do that, I require naps. Lots of naps...
The Cursed Query Letter and Synopsis
I was just thinking about what I would write for Written By Grimes' second anniversary, when lo and behold, I get the notification that it's today! (I really need to put this in my calendar) Today. I mean, wow! February 11th, 2018 was when this all started. That is some incredible stuff. I was not [...]
A piece of advice I long-windedly gave someone last week
Tears prick my eyes Years pass like shock waves through my body Time, a sucking wound, in the center of my soul So unassuming, who knew it could be a weapon It pours over me, molten, melting away barriers Nerves exposed and vulnerable I acknowledge my strength, my insignificance I am humbled Varied, exciting and [...]
Observations from the GO Train Platform
Union Station edition
So saxy...
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