Category: Random

  • Being Supportive

    My parents were not as supportive of my desire to write and publish as I would’ve liked them to be. It wasn’t until the last few years of my father’s life that he became a little more  (vaguely) supportive of the notion. I don’t know what he was thinking during…

  • Summer is Coming…

    Summer is another time that I tend to plan waaaaayyy more than I am capable of. Between kids (read: disgruntled teens), the heat (outdoor chores have to be done by 10am or everyone will melt), the invariable “aw, shit! Really?!?” Crisis (at least one–family, an appliance, illness, something), and oh,…

  • Is it worth it?

    I noticed there is a lot of talk about doing the creative thing, but only if your ROI is worth it. Why do it, if it takes too much time, too much space, too many resources? Especially if you probably/don’t make money at it. I guess the question about the…

  • This is Bullshit….

    So, there’s this totally accurate statistic I read somewhere on the internet a few years back, about the average publishing age of women vs. men. Women publish fictional novels at a later point in life, typically. Not all of them, obviously; just a notable amount. Almost as though the majority…