Tag: Creative

  • May 2026 Progress Report

    So, the kiddos are home now. Not to say they’re as distracting at age 17 as they were at age 7, but they are. Just not in the same way. The SOP flip card project is moving forward. I’m running it through the second romance novel now, and adding new cards for each individual step.…

  • Wednesday Word May 2026: Zarf

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. ZARF A cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee-cup, usually of metal and ornamental in design. I make weird noises from time to time. Sometimes as surprise exclamations, sometimes just because I think the…

  • Wednesday Word April 2026: Jangle

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. JANGLE To chat or gossip. Jangle, jangle, jangle. I typically associate this word with keys or bells. He jangled his keys as he walked. There were huge masks people had to wear in…

  • April 2026 IWSG

    April 1 question – If you have a playlist (or could put one together) that either gets you in the groove to write or fits with one of your books, what is it? What type of music or what songs? This really depends on the vibe. For “A Special Blend of Crazy” it was a…

  • Wednesday Word March 2026: Sparrowfart

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. SPARROWFART A person of no consequence. I really should use this word. Daily.

  • Wednesday Word February 2026: Oubaitori

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. OUBAITORI A concept that people are like flowers, in that they bloom in their own time, and take their own individual journeys. I like to think this about myself–like I’m that one plant…