Skip to content “If I just keep on going, everything will turn out fine.” – Big Bird, Follow That Bird I loved this movie growing up. Big Bird is sent off to live with the Dodo family in Illinois and far away from Sesame Street, but he doesn’t like it there. He’s homesick. He takes it upon himself … Read more
This is it, kids: the final weekend to play catch up on your NaNoWriMo word count. Even if you’re wicked behind, it can be done*. Without any more bullshit, I present to you… Four For Friday: Win NaNoWriMo Edition Word sprints. This may sound lame to some, or as Hubby calls it “extremely nerdy,” but … Read more
Happy Friday, Lurkdom! I hope you all have splendiferous plans for the weekend. I’m going to continue to work on my word count and ponder the writing life*. I’ve been thinking a lot about first drafts. For the last two years, my writing group has been critiquing Nemesis’ sophomore effort–a novel of undetermined genre or … Read more
If you stalk me on Twitter, you won’t be surprised to learn that work has kicked my ass and it’s only Monday. Fortunately for me, I have a very nice husband who likes to talk. That’s right, Lurkdom. Hubby’s at the controls today…. COMEDY INSPIRATION (HOW A NEWS ARTICLE BECOMES A JOKE WHICH BECOMES A … Read more
Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s question: What are your favorite literary cliches? The 9-5 job is (again) kicking my ass, so I … Read more