Category: Writer’s Life
A behind-the-scenes look at random things, and thoughts, in my life pertaining to my writing journey.
Sabbatical
Why I Write What I Write
I write across multiple genres as my mind seems to have a mind of its own, pun intended. This site is what I consider my “fun” site, where I express my alter ego’s fantasies and narcissism. Continue reading Why I Write What I Write
Why I Write
I write because there are no words that would suffice to convey what exactly it is that’s on my mind. Even if I were able to effectively express my thoughts into verbiage, would they be understood? I think not. Continue reading Why I Write
My “Salon” Experience
As an erotic writer (among other genres), I attended the “Salon” event on 11/18/15 to hear the discussion on the differences between romance, erotic, and pornographic writing. You can read that article by clicking on this sentence Continue reading My “Salon” Experience
What Are Your Goals (writing or otherwise) for 2016?
I was encouraged to use NaNoWriMo to complete a rough draft to a fictional memoir I had outlined years ago and I did. I completed over 74k words in the first three weeks of November, on top of weekly blog posts to each of my websites. Continue reading What Are Your Goals (writing or otherwise) for 2016?
Rough Draft Makes for Rough Days (NaNoWriMo)
We’re a little more than halfway through NaNoWriMo. I came across the following article, posted 11/18/15 on www.deborahldixon.com, and knew it was fitting to post here to encourage my fellow NaNo’s:
How to be successful with finishing your first rough draft:
Continue reading Rough Draft Makes for Rough Days (NaNoWriMo)
Website Building (not a writer’s dream)
I’d much rather be typing up a story, but …
Today, 10/12/15, I purchased the domain name, set up email, updated my Twitter and FB Page accounts with contact information, and began building this WordPress site. I’ve built a blogger site, then switched that over to WordPress, so this wasn’t as much as a chore as when I previously did it. I’m really only posting this to have something here on my site, to let you know that I’m here and working on it. I appreciate your patience during this building process and will have something up soon for you to do some “real” reading.