ADDICTED TO COFFEE (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/1239164-ADDICTED-TO-COFFEE I made a mistake. I should have renewed my membership at the beginning of the month, but I waited and now I find myself in the same position I was in last month with the date of my membership renewal looming and lacking the funds to do anything about it. Last month I was grateful for somebody's help in saving my account. Random acts of kindness ca...[Read Full Post] Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:30:46 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/683421 Christmas is just around the corner, and if you are anything like me you may not have enough money for Christmas presents. (I guess that's part of being a struggling artist.) So what do I do? I give a gift from the heart and use my craft to create the perfect gift. It has become a Christmas tradition. I write a special story for my niece every...[Read Full Post] Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:29:32 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/680037 Random acts of kindness can make a big difference. One kindness inspires others in people's hearts and actions. But I'm rambling. These past couple of months have been particularly trying - especially in the area of finances, As the day for my account renewal approached I was stressed because I couldn't afford it this month. To add to ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:02:44 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/679928 Balancing time is of extreme importance, but it's not always easy. When we first moved into our new house and I finally had my new office space I was overjoyed. I thought I would have more time to spend pursuing my literary endeavors and surfing the Internet. Unfortunately that hasn't been the case. I think I'm actually spending less time...[Read Full Post] Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:57:17 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/670885 I just finished reading a true crime book that was more than a little disturbing because its so close to home and I would like to believe that stuff like that doesn't happen. The year was 1989 and I was fresh out of high school and just starting college in the Spring. I was born in Deep South Texas so stories of curanderos weren't new to...[Read Full Post] Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:18:56 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/667794 Absolute Fear by Lisa Jackson was one of those books that can make a reader stop and say, "I didn't see that coming." Agatha Christie mastered the twist endings that immortalized her books. Move over, Ms. Christie, you have some competition. With all its plot twists Absolute Fear is a page turner that won't let you put it d...[Read Full Post] Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:59:53 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/667415 It seems like an eternity since I last made an entry in my blog. I've been trying to get my novel published for almost two years, and I know I have written articles about overcoming discouragement, but that doesn't mean I don't get discouraged myself sometimes. Before the summer I queried another agent who requested my entire manuscript. ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:56:59 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/666931 I have been writing for a long time and what many readers - and future readers - of my novel Eyes of the Nephilim may find interesting is that Vandershaw Manor, the ancestral home of Salem Vandershaw, has a secret, and I'm not talking about the ancient evil that slumbers deep in the caverns beneath it. Vandershaw Manor is much older than...[Read Full Post] Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:54:50 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/646157 I used to be so active online from Writing.com to MySpace. So what happened? Did I fall off the edge of the earth? Not exactly. I often tell young writers to never give up and always believe in your dreams. I tried to never let rejections get me down, but I'm afraid they did. I've spent the past year trying to find a literary agent who ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:11:32 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/645088 As I sit down at my desk to write tension is simmering in the air just south of here. It has been nearly a decade since I crossed the bridge into Mexico, even longer since I worked as a substitute teacher in Hidaldgo where my brother teaches now at the high-school, a stones throw away from Reynosa. They are requiring passports now, and I have nev...[Read Full Post] Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:17:36 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/636729