AI & Cybersecurity
As I’ve been researching cyberattacks and hearing about AI my brain combined the two. Continue reading AI & Cybersecurity
Category: Thoughts
Success versus Failure
Success is just a leap of faith into the abyss and surviving the fall. Continue reading Success versus Failure
Holiday Movies, Stories and Baking…
What are some things that make the holidays happier for you? Do you love decorating, baking, reading or watching movies? Continue reading Holiday Movies, Stories and Baking…
Research or Going Down the Rabbit Hole
all of this information is important and helps me as a writer understand my story’s time period and politics, how much of it is really necessary for the story itself. Continue reading Research or Going Down the Rabbit Hole
What Attracts You?
What do you look for in a book cover?
Have you ever bought a book because of its cover? Continue reading What Attracts You?
Reading as a Writer
Does knowing how the stories are made ruin the experience or does it give you more insight? Continue reading Reading as a Writer
Change
  How resistant to change are you? Are you adventurous or do you like the status quo? What do you do to combat boredom and shake things up? Continue reading Change
Starting in Medias Res
If I start reading and a character is being shot at or chased, I’m interested to see what happens next. BUT…I also enjoy getting to know a character a bit before they’re thrown into the pot of boiling water. The rom coms where we see a little bit of normal life before everything goes haywire, or the cozy mystery that starts with what appears to be just an average day in the life of the sleuth or the accused. Continue reading Starting in Medias Res
Characters…
Characters we love and hate. As an author one of the first things we’re taught is to write characters readers will love, but as a reader I’ve often enjoyed characters who were less than loveable. Most versions I’ve read and seen in movies and on television of the great Sherlock Holmes is he’s a bit unfeeling, he’s narcissistic and at times even a bully, but … Continue reading Characters…
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