The following is a guest post written by author, Jade Kerrion SERIES: To Be or Not To Be (and when to stop being…) The Double Helix Series If Amazon (the company) were a river and all the books in its vast online repository were drops of water, you wouldn’t be able to skim a pebble…
DetailsWhen my husband and I decided to pack up our things and move, I knew at some point I’d face a period of loneliness. The decision to move had everything to do with what type of house we saw ourselves living in, taxes, and family responsibilities. It had nothing to do with needing new friends.…
DetailsTrue Confession #1 My talented, lovely…and only daughter is in town for a visit. As such, I was thrilled when she agreed to wake up early to join Henry (our dog) and me on a walk to the coffee shop. Time alone with my favorite daughter—what could be better? And yet, as I secured the…
DetailsWoof, Woof, wiggle waggle — Puppy Dog Jig! So, I’m still busy finishing up a new educational book series, still moving and unpacking–STILL not having much time or energy to blog, but I wanted to announce something–something BIG! Well, and kind of cute and sweet and funny… anyway, here goes: Puppy Dog Jig, a wonderful…
DetailsThe other day, after listening to The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield (my 4th time listening to it, by the way) my husband and I started discussing what it meant to be passionate about your art. To really love what you do—what you create—versus simply working for money. He posed this question: What if…
DetailsWhere I live, we’re getting lots of snow. Lots and lots of snow! In fact, I just finished my first round of shoveling for the day. What’s more, I didn’t bother to take a shower this morning, because I expect to be outside shoveling or snow blowing at least two or three more times before…
DetailsSit me down, talk to me face to face and I’ll tell you exactly what I think about a book. But I don’t enjoy writing reviews. Instead, I’ll be happy to tell what’s on my bookshelf. The thought of writing something negative about a book and posting it for all the world to see—it terrifies…
DetailsI’m busy working on my new novel (YA, Fantasy, Dystopian) but wanted to share a bit of other exciting news with you. I’m moving! No—not to a new blog, to a new house. Or rather… a new, old house. Actually, we’re moving (The husband, puppy and me). That’s right, it’s out with the new and…
DetailsOr: How To Win Your Inner Creative Battles and Write Your Novel! “The Principle of Priority states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what’s important first.” ― Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles…
DetailsSometimes the best writing advice comes from non-writing sources. Advice such as how to find your personal paradigm. What does this have to do with creating great characters? Read on, I’ll tell you. I recently subscribed to an e-zine (a magazine subscription on my iPad) called THRIVEOLOGY. Recommended to me by a good friend, THRIVEOLOGY…
DetailsWelcome, Jade Kerrion, award-winning author of Perfection Unleashed. Jade is on tour to promote the next two books in her Double Helix series: Perfect Betrayal and Perfect Weapon. (Read more about the first two books HERE.) Today Jade will try to answer a couple of the more burning questions I had while reading her perfectly wonderful…
DetailsI was in a bit of a panic this past week. For some reason, I was under the impression the Mayan End of the World was due to occur on December 12, 2012 — which would have been—TODAY! (If you’re reading this, clearly, I was wrong.) Today! When I’m all alone. No husband, no kids… nobody…
DetailsI took off for New York at peace with the idea I was going to leave my best friend at home. The one I spend 70% of my days hanging out with. The friend who gently, but firmly, corrects my spelling and delivers my email. The friend who not only listens to my every imaginative…
DetailsLet’s be honest, during the holidays, I’m too easily distracted by turkeys, big balloons, holiday lights, and snowmen to be much of an effective writer. One thing I am good at is making myself a cup of hot cocoa and curling up with a good book to read. Thus, today I’m bringing you my suggestions for…
DetailsI’d never heard of the expression bucket list until the movie, The Bucket List, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, came out. After that, of course, I had to sit down and make my own bucket list. What I discovered is that I’ve already accomplished most of the items I would have put on my bucket…
DetailsHere’s something for all you NaNoWriMo writers to contemplate when you need to take a break from your frantic writing schedule. Last month, Erica Wagner, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, asked J.K. Rowling “…which fellow scribe, living or dead,” she would most like to meet and have dinner with. After some consideration she chose,…
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