by toby | Aug 18, 2012 | The Writing Life
Following your dreams and doing your purpose while living in the shadow of mortality is what makes life sweet. We had a rough year in 2011. My husband’s health was in crisis, and the whole year we were in “survival mode”—me working three jobs to keep the boat afloat,...
by toby | Aug 13, 2012 | Life
Seven things I've learned so far in 2012: (Only seven. Last year it was ten, the year before, twenty. I'm getting shorter as I age) Be a person of your word. It decreases stress and increases quality of life, even when it hurts sometimes. Take naps every day if you...
by toby | Aug 8, 2012 | The Writing Life
Honored to have my great friend and fellow crime writer J.C. Martin here on the blog to talk about her awesome debut novel, Oracle–a thriller centered around the Olympics! J.C. is a butt-kicking bookworm–when she isn't writing, she's teaching martial arts...
by toby | Aug 2, 2012 | Life
The Olympics are the ultimate reality TV. The agony, the ecstasy. The tears, trauma, silliness, and sheer epic pageantry. The sense of awe as every four years, the best in the world compete somewhere I’ll probably never see… and leave impressions of the best and worst...
by toby | Jul 30, 2012 | The Writing Life
What's your creative process? The creative process is a little different for everyone, sure. For me, it’s connected to daydreaming, and then making and doing stuff. Yeah, I know. Real scientific. I'm in week three of my New Life with mornings free to write, and...