Creative Dry Spell? Suck it Up, Buttercup.
Have you been ignoring your work in progress for the last few weeks for any number of really good reasons? I’m here to tell you that you are not alone; but it’s time to suck it up, buttercup, and get the work done. And while I'm focusing on writers here, this is...
Two Trader Joe’s Reserve Wines
Yeah, I'm all about the under $10 bottle of wine. Why? The economy, of course. Plus, I'm not that sold on more expensive bottles being THAT MUCH better. Hopefully, some day I'll be able to prove myself wrong, lol. I apologize in advance for the lack of photos -...
Big Beauty in Small Flowers
When I need my mind refreshed before diving back into working on a novel, I like to "see" through a camera lens. Somehow, it changes my internal focus. On Saturday, Tom and I went on a hike. It was a beautiful, cool morning, and not many people were on the trail. I...
Coppola and Mondavi Wines
Today on Wine Friday, I've got a white wine on sale for $11, and a red wine on sale at under $6. As I'm all about the tasty wine under $10 when possible, these two are a good fit for the blog (despite the $11 sale price). Francis Coppola Diamond Collection...
A “Real” Writer?
It's come up more than a few times lately, with more than a few of my friends. What is a "real" writer? When do I get to that point? When does it all just flow? Well, in the 13-plus years I've been writing, this is what I've come to know about being a "real"...
2 Books You Need in Order to Write Anything Better.
Okay, I lied. You don't really need these two books to write ANYthing. Grocery lists, for instance, or chores lists. Or, you know, poetry. Either the really fancy kind (Shakespeare's sonnets come to mind) or the wild n' woolly kind (Charles Bukowski). But if you're...
A Rose and a Red…
Me again. Wines that won't break your pocketbook but that are tasty. (Or that you should really stay away from.) These are both under $10, though I don't recall the actual price. And I'm talking California prices, so if it's a California wine and you're elsewhere...
Desert Dreams Conference, 2014
So yeah, I went to the Desert Dreams Conference put on by the Desert Rose chapter of RWA. This year, it was in Tempe, Arizona, and I had a blast. If you're a writer, I highly recommend it - it's limited to about 200 people, and there are some top agents and...
Mad for Red Wines…
Good wines without breaking the bank. I'm all about that. I believe that a good bottle of wine can be had for under $10, and I've appointed myself the job to sniff those out. (I'll be sure to let you know if it's MORE than $10, because every now and then I taste...
The Garden – Spring, 2014
We've been planting for a few weeks now. Just added some zucchini, lemon cucumbers, more tomatoes, and some pumpkin seedlings that my dad gave me. Had to zap the zucchini and the cucumbers with organic bug spray (sounds weird, right?); hoping it works because I'm...