First Cup of Coffee – October 12, 2021
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First Cup of Coffee – September 10, 2020
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Feeding the Creative Subconscious with Beauty
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Our topic at the SFF Seven this week is inspiration. What other media inspires us: fandom, music, photography, paintings?
For me, the answer is pretty much yes. But today I’m talking about visual art and the effect of beauty. Come on over for more.
Emergency Refilling of the Well
//For a lot of us – especially Romance writers – the stress of the last few weeks has been at best distracting and at worst devastating. That kind of emotional stress, on top of the holiday season, which can be emotionally draining for many people, can leave us with empty wells. So what do you do when you need to be creative, but the well is dry?
In other words, how do you even when you can’t even? Come on over my tips!
First Cup of Coffee – June 7, 2019
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If you’ve been waiting for the second Sorcerous Moons compendium, books 4-6, it’s out! Also talking about reviews and why authors shouldn’t try to improve craft by reading them. And updates on my broken contact lens.
First Cup of Coffee – May 31, 2019
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Finding Motivation when Life Spirals Downward
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Our topic this week at the SFF Seven is “finding motivation when life spirals downward,” (as the title implies!). Come on over to find out how I do it.
Trigger Warnings – Do We Need Them?
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The first SFWA Fantasy Story Bundle has been selling like hotcakes! Which…how DO hotcakes sell, anyway? Maybe fast before they cool off too much. But these stories will keep. For only $5 you get four full-length novels and for $15 total, you can get all twelve. Keep them forever and read at your leisure! A great way to discover new-to-you authors while supporting both those authors and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, who does so much to advocate for the genre and the profession. The first book in my Sorcerous Moons fantasy romance series, Lonen’s War, is a part of the bundle.
Our topic this week at the SFF Seven is Trigger Warnings: When Subject Matter is Controversial. Come on over for my take.
When Writing Is Work: Finding the Fun Again
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Yesterday I got to take my stand-up paddle board out for a jaunt on Lake Sumner in New Mexico. It was a gorgeous day – warm and still, the water cool but not freezing. To my delighted surprise, I hadn’t lost my skill with it since last fall. Rather, I’d improved! My balance and strength are much better. I even discovered what should have been a no-brainer, that the way I distribute my weight on the board contributes to the direction I turn as much as the paddling. There’s a joy in both doing the work and in discovering I’ve improved, as much as in the simpler aspects of the sun, peace, and water.
Our topic this week is along those lines. The Business of Writing: How Do You Separate out the Work of Writing from the Pleasure of Writing? I’m talking about how I’m finding the fun again. Come on over to hear my tale!
Channel Your Outrage into Art
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Can our calendar guru see into the future? If so, I want words with KAK on if she saw these elections results coming!
Maybe it’s just me reading in. Our topic this week is: Writing fuel – taking caffeine (coffee and tea) off the table, what fuels your words?
Lemme tell you, folks – I’ve been writing a lot this week. Come on over to the SFF Seven to find out more.