Yep, it’s that time again in the Peck household. Kids are in a flurry to complete projects and posters. Glue, markers, construction paper and printer paper scraps flying, and tape running out in two-fold. Yeah, it’s fair time again. And this year, we have cookie batter coming out our ears! The 2 eldest finally picked [...]
I’ve been a bit lazy lately about posting on my blog. But I guess I have a sort of an excuse. This summer has been uber-busy with all the stuff we’ve had to do with the kids. But I wanted to share this great article I found on Publisher’s Weekly. Read on! Why I Write…Siobhan [...]
Some food for thought, especially for us unpublished authors. I sure enjoyed it! From the Avalon Author Blog: Recently, our own Avalon author, Laverne St. George, posted a blog about “Actively Waiting.” Her article spurred the idea for my blog. Thanks Laverne. Writers meticulously edit their manuscripts; agonize over writing great synopses, and query letters, [...]
Seriously. You just can’t see me for the pile of backlogged work I’m trying to get caught up on. Now that my coaching duties are over, I’m getting my house in order. After the neglect over the winter and early spring, I’ve become a cleaning fiend. And yet, the carpet seriously needs cleaned, or ripped [...]
Some great advice and the right time from Linda Clare. I’ve been struggling with this for months now. Hopefully I can apply a few of these to help me continue writing. After all, one day I’ll have deadlines to make. Some days you can’t wait to get at the keyboard. Maybe you’re like my friend [...]
Due to writing a historical set right after the Civil War, I’ve been in research heaven. When I was a kid, I was the Civil War buff in the family. Course now I’m learning things I never knew back then. It’s amazing how much unrest at the time of the Civil War seems to echo [...]
I’m on a bit of a vacation. If you call staying at my parents house for a week a vacation. Since I’ve been busy, busy, busy, busy since before Christmas with volleyball coaching and other normal busy-like things, this is my time off. Nice thing of it, I found out I lost a total of 12 [...]
Happened to stop by Rachel Hauck’s blog today and saw this. I just had to repost here. Oh, joy, I can’t wait for that day when I’m the one explaining away these myths. LOL! Over on noveldoctor, Stephen Parolini blogged about Seven Writing Myth He Made Up So He Could Debunk Them. This got me [...]
This past week I made the difficult decision to step down from my column She Wears Combat Boots Too over at Take Root and Write. The past few months have shown me that my time is starting to be strained and things that have more importance have taken a back seat. So, today is my [...]
On Tuesday, Brandilyn Collins put up a great post on her blog Forensics & Faith that resonated with me. Considering at this point I’m still unpublished, this post came out at a great time for me. I’m smack in the middle of this kind of a pause in my writing life. This week has been [...]
