Logos & Mythos Blog
Welcome to the LOGOS & MYTHOS Blog! This is my virtual home for thoughts on reading, writing and all things literary. Get cozy, prop your feet up and sip some hot tea with me as I share my Indie Author journey. Subscribe below to receive each weekly post right in your inbox and check out this post for the story behind my unusual blog—and Press—name.
To Fear or Not to Fear: World-building
Fantasy—the one genre I swore I would never, no how, no way write. Guess what I'm writing? In order to write fantasy, I have to do something incredibly more difficult than piecing words together to make a book; it's called world-building. This is the third writing...
To Fear or Not to Fear: Creativity Amidst Chaos
I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel like I'm walking through life on a narrow path between towering mountains of dirty dishes and clothes, unpaid bills, messy floors and to-do lists longer than the Amazon River. Plus, there's the ever-present odor of two big...
To Fear or Not to Fear: How Can I Write an Entire Book
When I began writing books, one of the biggest concerns I had was could I really pen that many words? Depending on the genre (and who you talk to), books run anywhere from 70,000 to 120,000 words! That's a whole lot of characters, Friends! So, back to today's...
My Writing Plans
As I type this post, I'm looking out the window at one of the very few mild days we get in Southeast Louisiana. The sun's shining; the wind's gently rustling the leaves. It's the kind of day where you can't help but feel positive. Of course, I'm already leaning this...
Everyone Has a Story: Why I Write
I love to write. Always have. Some of my first stories came from a chubby Snoopy pencil. (Anyone else remember those fat pencils that seemed way too big for tiny beginning writers' hands?) I covered and wrote about my first event before I hit double digits. I even...
Everyone Has a Story: Mardi Gras Edition
Every person holds stories. The girl who makes your morning latte has stories. The crazy uncle your family chuckles about has stories. The man holding the sign on the street corner has stories. Everyone has a story to tell. But not every story gets shared. Enter...
Finders Keepers: A Practical Approach To Find And Keep Your Writing Critique Partner
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