Five things I thought about during my morning run:
1. Really? It’s this hot out this early? 2. My body–joints, muscles, skin, loves this heat. But my chest and sinuses do not. 3. Just breathe. 4. Sweat. 5. Going the distance. But that’s it. I’m in for the day.
Read MoreCatching the Muse, or NOT
This is the second stop on the Mystery Writer Blog Tours Ink. This article is the first entry in a rolling blog tour on the topic of Writer’s Block. For the previous tour, please see Ryder Islington’s post on plotting. The details on all the participants in today’s tour are at the bottom of this post, as well as a link to the next article in the series. Today’s subject: Writer’s Block People have some strange ideas when it comes to writing. One of those ideas is that...
Read MoreFive things I thought about during my morning run:
1. Dead skunk in the middle of the road. (Anybody remember that song?) 2. Harry Potter. Wow. 3. I waited a bit too long to get out here today. It’s already a little hot for me. But I keep going… 4. I’m thinking about quilts and fabric and my head is spinning. 5. Oh, I had a dream about this fabulous scrapbook last night. Can’t let it go.
Read MoreFive things I thought about during my morning run:
1. Hearing from my editor yesterday. Now I know more about when to expect the copy edits on SCRAPBOOK OF SECRETS. That’s a good thing. I was a bit concerned because my daughter is having her tonsils out the end of his month and I didn’t want to be distracted from her. 2. Thinking a lot about my fictional town of Cumberland Creek. And the next book. 3. The Yoga class last night left me a bit sore this morning and I can feel my muscles screaming with each stride. 4. Emma is off to the...
Read MoreFive flowers I thought about during my morning run:
Have you ever considered what life would be like without the colors, textures, and scents of flowers? I shudder to think. Here’s five photos I took from my iPhone this morning during my run. Enjoy.
Read MoreFive things I thought about during my morning run:
1. Running at the gym is heaven compared to walking the dog outside this morning. It’s miserable out there. 2. I want to find loft beds for the girls. Word. 3. I really think that elderly man is making eyes at me. Hunh. Well, good for him for still having an interest. But I am so not the woman for him. lol. 4. Okay. I’ve read a couple of books by men recently that have rubbed me the wrong way. The women characters aren’t wearing bras.(Of course, they are ample breasts.) ...
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