I'm a writer, a dreamer, and a fighter. I only kill people in stories.
Jul 05
J. Leigh would like to officially apologize for not blogging in ages. J. Leigh has been very busy. J. Leigh will now stop referring to herself in the third person. Funny how so often my ideas for blog posts are spawned by the various and sundry issues I face while trying to write. So right …
Jun 09
I’ve been thinking a lot about perspective lately. That is, perspective in the literary sense of the term. So, I thought I’d take the opportunity to ramble a bit about it. “Perspective” technically means: A way of regarding situations, facts, etc, and judging their relative importance The proper or accurate point of view or the …
May 26
So, a while back I heard about this phone app called Pocket God. I kind of wanted a smart phone just to be able to play this game. Basically, the idea was you get this little man that you can torture in all kinds of fun ways. You can strike him with lightning, or feed …
May 16
Well, “bad” may be a bit harsh. And maybe what I want to talk about today isn’t so much when a formerly good story becomes a mutant monster of epic proportions. What I want to talk about is something I have a bit more experience with — when a good story idea starts bad. You …
May 08
Well, today is the official release date of my book, Down a Lost Road. As of this moment, it is undergoing the publishing process at Kindle, and is in queue at Smashwords…and the proof copy of my paperback is on its way to me. So, all that being the case, I decided this was the …
May 02
Usama Bin Laden is dead. The man whose face has become associated with terror, war, destruction, and inhuman chaos has been annihilated. Crowds outside the White House and in Times Square greeted the news with cheers and celebration. Al Qaeda greeted the news with vows of retaliation and retribution. For Americans, this is a moment …
Apr 28
I have to say at the outset that I’m really excited about this blog. My sister has always been an inspiration to me as a writer and a human being (sorry, S.K….hope that doesn’t reflect badly on you!:), so the idea that we can blog together, sharing energy and enthusiasm and ideas with each other …