As I'm working on finishing my adult mystery and rereading/editing a set of mystery short stories I finally want to submit, it got me wondering how others do it. It's hard switching gears and finding enough time in a day to do both. Realistically I know if I did at least 2,500 words a day (about 10 ...
Unfortunately, being an author isn’t just about swaggering around conventions and having glitzy signing tours. Sometimes you have to write books! Writing a book takes time – perhaps one of the reasons writers’ blogs can be a little slow on the updates, there just isn’t that much to say on a day-to-d ...
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about creativity with a purpose. As usual, I banged the drum for writing on a regular basis. (This is a familiar subject matter for me, as attested to by these posts, too: Getting Up at 5 AM, Techniques for Writing Flow, and Ah, But Here's the Rub, to name only a few. I c ...
[How something as simple as flipping on the TV fell into my writing schedule perfectly today.] It’s been a BUSY morning for housework, as Saturdays tend to be. I generally save the “heavy-duty” cleaning for when the house is going to be empty for a full day (the kids are all off with their other par ...
by Edie Ramer I’m starting 2009 with a dash and then I plan to settle into a long, comfortable run/walk, with a few sprints. You’ve probably heard Aesop’s fable, “The Hare and the Tortoise.” In the fable, the turtle wins. In life, I believe the hare and the turtle can both be winners. Karin Tabke is ...
The other day I was wandering around the mall with my best friend. She went to buy and iPhone and then we went to the Apple Store to get her a cover for it and some extra accessories. Along the way, we stopped in at one of the mall’s book stores. There on the shelf were three shiny new copies of Car ...
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