Tag: humor

  • Writing Hormones

    Is it bad that you would rather have your children interrupt you while you’re having an intimate moment with your spouse than interrupt you while you’re writing? I am convinced that writers exude work-related pheromones. Much like the pheromones that pour off adults when they’re getting intimate that immediately inspire the baby to cry, these…

  • 40

    I’m newly 40. I think the culturally accepted response for Western women when confronted by this number is to freak out. But I don’t feel this way, truth be told. The thing is, I look around at everyone else (Don’t you roll your eyes and sigh at me, young man! You do it, too!), like…

  • A Friday Funny

    Not terribly original, but I did write it a few years back. With the holidays coming, I thought we all could use a laugh. The 2000th Annual International Nirvana Achievement Competition It was an exciting day today at the Shamshara Insight Convention Center, hosting the 2000th Annual International Nirvana Achievement Competition, with competitors from all…

  • Reality Sometimes Hurts…

    So… FP Dorchak lauded my awesomeness on his page. I guess that means I’ll have to name a character in a book after him or something. I suppose Frank Dorchak could be a criminal mastermind somewhere in my steampunk series. Or maybe an engineer. Ooo… there’s a kid in the second one I was thinking…

  • Author Appearance Survival Kit

    I’ve seen this question come up from time to time on the yahoo self-publish group, so I thought I’d compile a few of the sage answers of experience with my own theatre rat background. If you’re expected to bring your own stock of print books, pack them in a plastic tote. Something will spill, the…

  • My Muses

    We’ve all heard that waiting for the Muse to show up is a bad thing. She either never shows up, shows up late, or shows up and takes you elsewhere than you planned for your date. Pull up your big girl panties, quit crying because your muse isn’t responsible and take yourself out on a…