The End of NaNoWriMo
Every year, by the end of November, I find myself sitting on a mountain of words—more than 50,000 of them, thanks to the magic of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).…
Another Thanksgiving, Another Memory
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Maybe I’m getting old, maybe I’m just feeling sappy and nostalgic, or maybe I just have some free time on my hands because I don’t have to…
Downtime (Or, When Not to Fight the Laziness)
Some days? I just get lazy. Take last Tuesday, for example. I woke up at my usual time, around 4:00 a.m. (although I should say that the phrase “waking up”…
Making Art (Or, How NaNoWriMo Is Going So Far)
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m deep in the midst of National Novel Writing Month, working hard to crank out 50,000 words between November 1 and November 30. I’m well on…
Meet Kevin Cooper of Hornpin Media in Laguna Beach
Today we’d like to introduce you to Kevin Cooper. Kevin, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so…
Feeling Like a Writer, or: My Journey to Little House on the Prairie
It’s Election Day and while everybody else is ranting about politics and violence and the terrible state of affairs here in America, I thought I’d take a step back and…
My Book Launch
My novel is being published today, and I honestly don’t know how I feel about that. It’s not my first book. I actually counted all the books I’ve ever written…