Yesterday, when I was walking my children home from school, my daughter (3) points to the sidewalk and asks, “What’s that?” I stared at the gray path, trying to figure out what had caught her attention, but I didn’t see it. An older boy, walking home from school, glances at her and says, “It’s a […]
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On Being a Lazy Bum
I have really let my blogging slack over the last few months, and I would like to apologize for it. I’ve had the time, it’s the motivation that has been a problem. Around the time my kids started going back to school, I started working hard on revising my Cassie Scot series, and I’m afraid […]
On Becoming Rich and Famous
Last week, while I was watching America’s Got Talent, I was struck by something one of the musicians said. In truth, it wasn’t so different from what many others have said, but this time, it got to me. He said he’d given up music entirely for a few years because he didn’t think he would […]
AGT YouTube
I didn’t do my normal run-through last night, and I can’t get excited about doing it today. The truth is, I wasn’t impressed with the YouTube show. Actually, I wasn’t impressed last year, either, even if they did get one act out of it. This year’s selection, while all basically good, did nothing to wow […]
Call me Christine
Names are a strange thing. They carry within them the power of self-identity, even though this is something they were probably never supposed to do. Who are you? You’ll probably answer with your name. Who am I? Christine. For those of you who remember Babylon 5, you may recall a scene in which Delenn is […]
Tips for Writers: Inspiration on Endings from Jim Butcher
Tuesday night, I attended a Q&A and book signing with Jim Butcher. I went as a fan, not a writer, and most of the questions he answered were fan-based questions about characters and plots. He received a surprising number of questions from people who seemed to want spoilers. (Really? Don’t you want to enjoy making […]
AGT The Results
Can I just be honest for a minute? I hate the results shows on America’s Got Talent. An hour of nonsense during which all I want to know is, “Which of the 12 acts are going through?” The long, drawn out pauses before announcing the winning act always drove me crazy, but that is nothing […]
America’s Got Talent
I’ve been watching America’s Got Talent religiously for several years now, and this year I’ve decided to do something different: Share my opinion (for what it’s worth) through the means I have at my disposal (blog) in an attempt to influence others to my point of view. Plus, I like the show and want to […]
Summer Vacation, Book Tour, and Website Upgrades
I haven’t posted in more than a week because we took a vacation. Half of it was spent right here at home, relaxing and taking the kids to the pool — not to mention staying away from the stifling heat of my upper-floor study. Well, I’m baaaack. I read a few books last week, so […]
Movie Review: Super 8
I don’t normally do movie reviews because I almost never get to the movies. When you have two young children, the cost of a movie goes well beyond the $10 per person ticket prices — the baby-sitter will often run you that much per hour! By the time I do see movies, thanks to Netflix, […]