Made by MeghanOne Strong Belief by Buster Benson  It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance The world is […]
Day 2 of the #Trust30 30-day writing challenge from ralphwaldoemerson.me begins with this prompt: Today by Liz Danzico Your genuine action will explain itself, and will explain your other genuine actions. Your conformity explains nothing. The force of character is cumulative. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance If ‘the voyage of the best ship is a zigzag line of a hundred tacks,’ […]
I just signed up to participate in the Self-Reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson online initiative. #Trust30 is a 30 day writing challenge. You receive a daily prompt and respond to it… in writing. So I sign up, THEN I check out the 1st prompt: Gwen Bell – 15 Minutes to Live We are afraid of truth, afraid of fortune, […]
Thank you for all your feedback (most of it via Facebook). Based on your concerns and, of course, also your “likes” here is a 2nd draft of the book cover for the AFTER THE VIRUS ebook. I also worked up a version with a biohazard sign and then a version combining the biohazard sign and […]
As I am puttering around this morning–feeding animals, emptying the dishwasher, turning the tomato seedlings–I find I have the opening scene to my story, THE NINTH DRAGON, running around in my head… images, full sentences and all. So I hustle into the office to jot down these thoughts only to discover that I am out […]
A Drive-by, link-filled, FYI post: This is some of my research into self-publishing so far: On the Web IndieReader Publetariat Lightning Source Smashwords Kindle Nation Daily A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing – Joe Konrath‘s Blog Books Read: The Newbie’s Guide to Publishing (selected chapters) Smart Self Publishing: Becoming an Indie Author  – I highly recommend Currently Reading: […]
So I just read POKE THE BOX by Seth Godin, which has been released through his new partnership with Amazon, The Domino Project. Now, I must admit, before I launch into my rather verbose reaction to this book, I didn’t buy PTB when it was first published–even at it’s very accessible introductory price (.99). Why? […]
I have a crazy, bloody, dark & funny love story resting underneath my fingertips. I’ve been working on unleashing it for a couple of years now. Yes, a couple of years. I know that this story starts with a funeral, ends with a wedding and people die in-between – hopefully only the bad or irredeemable […]
LOCATION: home office, Vancouver, BC, Canada WEATHER: Rain – currently pouring – though seconds ago the sun attempted a break through. TODAY’S TO DO LIST: flesh out new idea for AFTER THE VIRUS prequel **Note: can it be called a prequel if the storylines eventually overlap? Will need to check into that, eventually, if the […]
…it’s just bullshit, Meghan. “The writing isn’t flowing, because I haven’t found my voice within the story,” I say to myself whenever I am restless and distracted, whenever I want to justify not writing. And it is bullshit. The worse kind of bullshit – my own – lying to myself, because: I AM MY VOICE. […]