Category: Life

Year End Reflection 2014: Life in General

Welcome to the 300th post on this blog, and the last of the year-end reflections. I posted about writing and blogging. Today I will try to write about my life in general. 2014 had some highlights, but the last few weeks put life's fragility front and centre. On December 9th, after dealing with a stroke, … Continue reading Year End Reflection 2014: Life in General →

Year End Reflection 2014: Blogging and the Direction of Stacks and Ranges

I did some tidying in my drafts folder for Stacks and Ranges. I would begin a post then abandon it for some reason. It either didn't work, or the timing made it irrelevant. (To quote Douglas Adam, “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”) I accidentally pressed the wrong button with WordPress' new … Continue reading Year End Reflection 2014: Blogging and the Direction of Stacks and Ranges →

Year End Reflection 2014: Writing

“So what did you think of my manuscript?” “It was good.” Jenn smiled at as she took a sip of her coffee. And then, after a pause: “Have you ever heard the term ‘updraft’?” I shook my head. “An updraft is a basically a rough first draft, in which the author is just getting ideas … Continue reading Year End Reflection 2014: Writing →

T’was the Hours Before Battle Of The Five Armies…

I took a look at my post count. Counting this post, I have three to publish before the mighty 300. It's equivalent of an army of sweaty, half-naked Spartans, lead by this guy: who can give this guy: a run for his money in the beard-growing department. (Editorial Note: You can keep your Prince Charmings. … Continue reading T’was the Hours Before Battle Of The Five Armies… →

The Queen of my Own Domain

Took a step to building a better blog. I upgraded to the Premium features. Therefore (clears throat) this blog will be now known as: http://stacksandranges.com Now to some goals and reflection.Stay tuned.

You Win By Starting: A National Novel Writing Month Wrap Up

Last year, blogger Nimue Brown wrote the following about National Novel Writing Month: If you need NaNoWriMo to give you permission to try and write a book, please ask why that is so. If this is something you want to do, then do it because you want to do it. If you need the driving … Continue reading You Win By Starting: A National Novel Writing Month Wrap Up →

Sage Advice During NaNoWriMo: Ursula K. Le Guin and Her National Book Awards Speech

I read pieces of this speech in Twitter feeds. From my laptop as I write word after word, this makes me go back and write more words. Hear it and be inspired: http://youtu.be/Et9Nf-rsALk

Coming Up for Air, or The NaNoWriMo Half-Way Point

Current Count: 29,228 It usually starts with a germ. I try to take the germ as far as it can go. In this case, I took a bit of last year's germ noticing it's getting me a lot further than before. I just go with the story, letting the character tell it to me. It … Continue reading Coming Up for Air, or The NaNoWriMo Half-Way Point →

In the Woods: Free in the Kindle Store

I am coming up for air to say for ONE DAY ONLY Into the Woods is free on Amazon. This is the first of many anthologies featuring the members  of the Off the Wall Writer's Group. Click below to download and enjoy: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00OYZPHGO/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_zV3yub0PB6MVD/177-4409183-8663353 Now back to a wee break before writing.