Foget carpe diem or seize the day. My Thunder Rock Writer (TWR) friends and I are setting out to seize 2009. As our TWR member,  Nansy, says: Go big or go home! We're going big!

Make sure you follow along at www.thunderrockwriters.com to catch our upcoming events and activities. Today, we met and laid plans for the year. Some pretty fun and ( Read more... )

You all need to check out this writers group! They are fantastic!! Did I mention I'm one of them? Okay, yes, it's a shameless plug, but you'll be glad you heard about it. We are all friends with the common link of a passion for writing. We are diverse, fun, and pretty cool if I do say so myself. Check us out at http://www.thunderrockwriters.com/. ( Read more... )

We all know how good it feels when we achieve that longed for goal. That sweet shot of satisfaction that shoots from the center of our chest straight to the tip of our toes! I had it yesterday when I found out an essay I had submitted was accepted at a local magazine! It's to be published in the spring, but no matter. I'm totally thrilled right now ( Read more... )

The thing I wanted most during my working-for-a-paycheck years was my own time. I find I still have to work at carving it out for myself. When I do, I can usually be found doing what I've done these last several days- butt in chair, eyes glued to a computer screen, working on a short story (okay two or three but who's counting besides me?), adding ( Read more... )

I mentioned in my previous post the class I've begun with Cyn Mobley (she'll get a google alert now that I've mentioned her name). In this informative class, I'm rubbing elbows with fellow lovers of the written word and learned some great stuff all writers should know about life on the net. Yes, it's true, writer's have to also live in the real ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I began a class in Knoxville that I am attending with a writing buddy, Magpie. It's a bit of a drive but we spent most of the time confabbing (is that a word?) about our writing projects for the most part. This writing thing for both of us is not, and I repeat, not a hobby- it's serious. Serious as in serious fun ( Read more... )

On occasion there are events in one's life that are life-changing. If you're really lucky, you know it when it's happening. That's what happened to me this past weekend at the Mountain Heritage Festival held on the campus of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN.  To make it even more special, I had a writer friend there to share it with- my ( Read more... )

 What steals your time?  My top three:  1) Three daughters 2) Computer busyiness 3) t.v. (that's hard to admit ( Read more... )