Adding a Voice to Naked Coffee Guy
It’s been a whirlwind of a few months! Here’s where we’re at with the Sunset Bay series.
Writing
By the Book: Romance Novelist Crissi Langwell Wants to Write All the Genres
Take a peek at what I’m reading, what’s next for my books, and more.
Where I Was 10 Years Ago as a Writer
10 years ago, I was a baby writer getting ready to accomplish her biggest dream: publishing a book! Here’s a peek at who I was back then.
AI, FTW
I’ve been avoiding ChatGPT, but then I saw an interesting article on using AI to come up with headlines. So I thought, why not do this for a book?
10 Years as a Published Author: 25 Things About Me
25 things is a lot, I know, but I hope you will find it somewhat fascinating as you learn more about my writing life. (Check out #10, #16, and #17)
What I’m writing (Sunset Bay – a sneak peek!)
Even though I haven’t shared much about either book, I am going out of order and sharing a short excerpt to the second book in the upcoming Sunset Bay series.
Short Story: A New List of Resolutions
Writing Prompt: Write a story in the form of a list of New Year’s resolutions. Reason to read this: My actual Amazon impulse buys make an appearance.
Wintering My Writing Routine
Here’s the truth of it all. I am passionate about writing. But once I started publishing, I replaced the need for creativity with a need to escape the daily grind of 9-5 work. My life goal became to make enough money from my books to quit my day job altogether and write for a living….
Poem: Wolf Howl (and the back story)
Watch any movie about an accident, and good cinematography will play the scene in slow motion. This is what it felt like as I sailed through air. I was aware of everything – the feeling of weightlessness before I landed, watching my dad drive away, believing he’d never know I was gone and I’d be lost forever.
Outside – A Rejected Personal Essay
This personal essay was rejected from an anthology, but not from my blog! Check it out, plus everything the judge’s had to say about it.