Tuesday with the Tauruses – Ex Post Nano!, A Poem
Ex Post NaNo: A Poem It’s Tuesday. The first of December. NaNo is over. I won. Veni, Writi, Vici. That is all. And now, coffee.
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Monday Morning Pages
It’s Day Two of NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. Those of us who are participating feverishly scribble or tippet-tap all day, in between our other tasks: at lunch, on breaks, while the kids are asleep, anywhere we can. That’s … Continue reading →
Monday Morning Pages
Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while know that I am a big believer in the magic of the morning pages. Writing three pages, longhand, every day helps to keep our artistic channel clear and … Continue reading →
Z Is For… Zac Bennett!
Welcome to the last day of the A-Z Challenge! We made it all the way to Z. Phew! Today, I want to give you a sneak peak at an upcoming Noon & Wilder book called SEALED BY MAGIC, the sequel … Continue reading →
Y Is For… Yarn – Knit and Crochet; Sisters of the Same Legacy
Yarn. It’s seductive. Here at Noon & Wilder, we have both kinds of textile arts – knitting and crochet. I know, I know, apocryphal. But it works for us. I helps that I was able to teach Rachel some of the … Continue reading →
X Is For… Xenophobia
Xenophobia is the fear of the other, that which is foreign or strange. It’s most commonly used to refer to people who irrationally dislike foreigners, but it can be broader than that. I think it’s a very sad thing to … Continue reading →
W Is For… Were Are the Wheres?
Werewolves. They spawned a whole literature, and other creatures – cat shifters, dog shifters, bird shifters, snake shifters… Recently, we were working with our editor at Red Quill and she pointed out that “lycanthrope” means, literally, werewolf: from the Latin, … Continue reading →
V Is For… Volodya, and Other Unpronounceable Names
Names are tricky. I’ve worked with internationals most of my career, and the first difficult name I encountered was Nguyen, which is a very common family name of Vietnamese origin. It’s pronounced, by the way, like “Win.” Currently, I live … Continue reading →
U Is For… Understanding!
I have found, in writing, that I need to get deeply into a project before I know where it’s going. I typically need to write 20,000 to 30,000 words before I have a good feel for it, and know who … Continue reading →
T Is For… Truffles!
Ah, yes. Truffles. While there are truffles here on Earth, the first being a type of chocolate confection and the second being a type of mushroom confection, truffles really are a cross between a Cocker Spaniel and an aardvark. See? Aren’t … Continue reading →