Loose Lipped, Plotter or Pantser? Pick One.
When I began writing my first manuscript the thoughts took shape first in my head, and then onto sticky notes. This makes me a plotter, though I am a [...]
Loose Lipped on Editing the First Time Author
Asafirsttimeauthorthegreatestlessonihavelearnedistheepicvalueofanedit. Yes, the above sentence if you can even decipher it, is proof that even a little edit goes a long way. I believe it was Stephen King who [...]
Loose Lipped and no February Blahs.
February, the sweet short month of groundhogs, love, Chinese New Year, and my birthday. Let’s first address the rodent part of this second month. February 2nd is Groundhog’s Day. [...]
Loose Lipped and the New Year
Welcome 2026! I wish for you to be a year of hope and kindness. I always try to enter into the New Year on the happiest note that I [...]
Loose Lipped and Twas the Night Before Christmas
It is that magical time of year again, and while at my last writer’s guild gathering, we were given a prompt to write something beginning with the line ‘Twas [...]
Loose Lipped and Remembrance
In Flanders Fields by John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, [...]
Loose Lipped in an Old RV.
I am so very happy to live in a part of the world where the glorious burnt orange hues of autumn, paint our landscapes so vibrantly during this tenth [...]
Loose Lipped, and the Making of Wink
What was once Raymond, is now Everybody Loves Wink! This statement has been an almost unanimous response to my cherished and comedic character Winifred Pallas. But you can call [...]
Loose Lipped, and a Raven
I found myself extremely interested in all things ‘raven' while I was writing my novel. The notion of having one of these incredibly intelligent birds play a trusty side-kick [...]
Loose Lipped, in the ‘Year of Yes’
So, once To Be True was off at the publishers and awaiting printing, I heard the two words that I had quite honesty been dreading the most in this [...]