Most of my friends took typing in ninth grade. Not me. There was no way I was ever going to be a secretary, and really, what other job would require that skill? I didn’t take it when I was a sophomore either. Then, when I was a junior, I took typing for one reason and… Continue reading Typecasting Typing
Category: Writing
Thru and Thru
Writers can learn a lot from Keith Richards, and I’m not talking about drug abuse or successful rehab. I say this because of Keith’s passion for what he does. He didn’t become a musician for the money. He doesn’t write to trends. He does what he does because he has to. He’d be playing in… Continue reading Thru and Thru
It’s About Time
Between the time I moved to DC in February 2004 and October 2008, my finances were a mess. Suffice it to say that when I left my husband, a great deal of credit card debt ended up as my responsibility because I had been the primary earner in my marriage. Freelance editing kept me afloat; in… Continue reading It’s About Time
Today’s the Day to Meet the Harrisons
Prayer group, check. Farmers’ Market, check. Starbucks, check. I’m giving myself an hour (timer set, check) to clean off my desk and enter some financial stuff, and then, it’s time to get to know the Harrisons, the couple in the novel I’ll start today. I will miss Peter and Joan Gregory, the protagonists in my first novel,… Continue reading Today’s the Day to Meet the Harrisons