Fiction Fun: Creating Characters
Photo Credit A quiet, lonely woman adopts a cat. Sure. Then she buys a motorcycle. Maybe. Then, she starts dating a man 15 years older. Well ... Regardless of whether or not your novel is plot or character driven, your characters need to evolve, and they need to [...]
Featured Author: Joi Copeland
Introducing, Joi Copeland: Please tell us a little about yourself: I am a wife and mom. I have three boys, 8,9, and 10. I work part time at a local coffee house and love it! I've been following Jesus for 20 plus years now. Why did you start writing? I [...]
FAILURE: Don’t Let It Stop You in 2013!
In honor of the NHL finally getting it together. This isn't an actual NHL game, but hockey is hockey. This has nothing to do with my post. This is normally the time I'd review last year's goals, but I don't want to depress myself. Here's a basic recap [...]
Professional Development: You Learned It In Kindergarten
After graduating from college I sent out hundreds of resumes. Only a few resulted in phone calls, and fewer of those landed actual interviews. For one such interview I drove Photo by mastcharter eight hours round trip for a 45 minute meeting. It ended with, “We have two [...]
The Ramblings: Delta – Improved
Photo by jbself20 For years I loyally flew Northwest Airlines. People told me tales of their messed up, headache causing trips on NWA, but I never had those problems. NWA treated me well, and I dedicated my flier points to their program. Then came Delta. Flights cancelled. Times [...]