It is certainly fun to be more visible and get comments. It is also scary. I was cleaning a folder the other day and found an old MS. It was actually the first story I ever submitted (and only). It made the short list, but being ignorant of the...

Here it is, Monday Oct. 13th. Yep, been procrastinating again. It's probably because my character died. I'll get over it eventually.I am taking a break until after the election. I voted already, via mail-in. I really hope my team wins.

*I find that when I start a new story, I get all the way to 40,000 or so words before I accept the fact that I have only set the stage for the characters. They don't always like the roles I have created for them and can be very stubborn about...

.Daily quote worth saving: If women are supposed to be less rational and more emotional at the beginning of our menstrual cycle when the female hormone is at its lowest level, then why isn't it logical to say that, in those few days, women behave the...

I was reading Nathan's blog and saw Diana's blog in his list. Of course I visited it. She has an excerpt from "Custom of the Army" Everyone should go over and read it. Fantastic!