The End. In the overflowing silence that lingered beyond the last notes of music, I felt the magnitude of those two words bubbling up inside of me. They filled my senses. Overwhelming. Breathtaking. Like the feeling you get when you stumble upon some secret place of wonder. Not a bustling tourist trap full of noise …….Read More
Category: A Writer’s Life
I’ve Been Shorted!
I love looking at Christmas lights. But I DON’T love to chew on them. Apparently though, not everyone shares my preferences. (“Wait!” You are thinking. “Hold on now, Leya. Why are you writing a Christmas post now? It’s January for crying out loud! Aren’t you a little late?” Well no. Actually I’m not. But we’ll …….Read More
Project Update – NaNoWriMo Aftermath
Aftermath. Yep. That’s the word. Like when some life-altering cataclysm hits, and you wake up lying in the dirt, blinking numbly around at the altered landscape and wondering what just happened. That’s how it felt to wobble up out of my writing cave once December finally arrived. I know it’s been an outrageously long time …….Read More
Project Update: Headed for the Finish Line
Here we are, standing on the brink of November again. Night breezes are whispering of coming frosts. The sun is sinking lower and lower on the skyline. Squirrels are rustling busily in crisp, golden piles of fallen leaves… And all over the world, writers everywhere are rustling just as busily in piles of outlines and …….Read More
Stand
Those of you who read my last post, (the one about writing short stories) know I was working on something a little different than usual, for a writing contest. And those of you who follow my Facebook page know that to my delighted surprise, I actually WON that writing contest. I promised I’d share the …….Read More
Alive
Recently I wrote a short story. Something I generally avoid. Why? Because most of my ideas ramble on for hundreds of pages, getting more and more complex the longer I let them wander. Hard to encapsulate all that in a few thousand words. But this time I had to do it, for a contest I …….Read More
Tell it to the Boss
“The whole duty of a writer is to please and satisfy himself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one.” So says E.B. White. And that advice, in various forms, is widely doled out among writers. “Write for yourself.” they tell you. Don’t worry about what the editor will think. Don’t worry …….Read More
Slasher!
“The pen is mightier than the sword.” I bet all of you have heard that one. The implication of course, is that the peaceful power of the written word is a more potent force than raw violence. But sometimes, the pen isn’t all that peaceful. Sometimes I look back over my week and find a …….Read More
The Immersion
Ha! I did it. You didn’t think I was going to do it, did you? You thought I was going to skip posting again. You were all set to email and complain or ask if I’d fallen off a cliff. Fooled you, you didn’t? 😉 Well. As most of you probably know, I’ve spent the …….Read More
Time’s Up!
Hello everyone! Miss me? I’ve realized it’s been over a month since I’ve posted anything on this blog. But at least I do have a good excuse. For those of you who missed my last post, I’ll just sum-up by saying that November was National Novel Writing Month. And like many other authors, I made …….Read More