Category: Writing
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Finding Meaning When There Isn’t Any
This drives my husband crazy. I’ll watch a movie to death just to figure out all the cues and clues that would’ve led me to understand why the character acted thusly if I’d only paid attention the first time. “Dear, I think you’re reading too much into it,” my husband…
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Z is for Zigzag
Why Writing is Like a Relationship You can lay out the most detailed plan in the world, down to the hour of when, where and how you and your snugglebunny will do what. Then life throws you a curve ball, resulting in a black eye, three missing teeth and a…
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Y is for Yin and Yang
Why Writing is Like a Relationship Yin and Yang. Alpha and Omega. Opposites attract. They balance each other. But balance is a learned skill. You have to being willing to push back when it feels like someone is taking too much. You have to be willing to push your writing…
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X is for Xanadu
Why Writing is Like a Relationship Xanadu. Utopia. A place wherein everything is sunshine and roses forever. Relationships don’t work that way. Your spouse will always do something that pisses you off. You will never understand why you have to repeat the same instruction 5 times a day to your…
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