I just wanted to post an update that book to is with my editor. I took a Hiatus from writing for quite some time while I was getting my master’s and having kids and working insane hours. But I have been slowly working the past year on some of my works-in-progress and I would expect […]
Blue eyes give me a glance, a blink; you smile, a happy wrinkle rising on your face, an image of joy that will last a long while, and call me home to share in your embrace, where lips caress and press against my own, entangling bodies, arms, and hands, and fingertips, we pull and join […]
During a writer’s conference, I was talking to Isaac Stewart, an assistant of Brandon Sanderson (blatant name drop), about Discovery Writing versus Outlining. Discovery Writing Discovery writing is starting to write your novel with often nothing more than a single idea. This is like being in a completely dark area, and you are going to […]
I remember the moment turned my computer on and noticed it had rebooted. I opened my word document where I was writing my book 2. I’d just sprinted through 2-1/2 the night before. Well, those chapters were just gone. More than 45 pages. As a tech geek, I did some crazy things to try to recover […]
Recently I was reading Brandon Sanderson’s three laws of Magic Systems. Brandon Sanderson’s First Law of Magic An author’s ability to solve conflict with magic is DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL to how well the reader understands said magic. [1] Brandon Sanderson’s Second Law of Magic Limitations > Powers [2]. In short, the limitation of magic should be greater […]
Results to date Boise State Boise State is 6-0. The Broncos deserve props for beating all the teams on their schedule, include two Power 5 schools. You can’t ask for more. Or could you? One of the P5 wins was against one of the worst teams in the nation, OSU. The Broncos looked vulnerable against both […]
The Big XII has decided to expand. They are investigating teams. Many fans of BYU are hopeful that the expansion will include them. However, there are many teams that could get an invite, and the Big XII is only going to choose two to four teams. Based on statistics (see them at https://www.byutobig12.com), BYU would be […]
Two syllable foot: Meter Name Rhythm Example Word iam _ / alive, amuse, arise, attache, awake, contain, destroy, demise, return trochee / _ after, country, happy, spondee / / aircraft, Airforce, Barneck, dumbbell, football, heartbreak The three syllable foot Meter Name Rhythm Example Word anapests _ _ / interfere, interact, in a flash, understand dactyls […]
In college I read all of Shakespeare’s sonnets. The one I picked to memorize was #106. Shakespeare’s sonnet #106 When in the chronicle of wasted time, I see descriptions of the fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme, In praise of ladies dead, and lovely knights, Then in the blazon of sweet beauty’s best, […]
For those who are wondering, I am still writing on book 2. I just reached the 50% point of my first draft to Book 2, which is a big deal. I thought I would jump in and drop and excerpt from what is currently the first chapter of Book 2. “Positions.” Lexy ordered. I stepped […]