Hey all;

Just a quick note to myself: if I ever meet Amanda Bynes, I must make a point of ignoring her. Cripes, talk about slowly and publicly going insane. Wow.

J.J.

Hey all;

So sad to hear that Cory Monteith, a very talented young man and fellow Canadian, died of an overdose. To have made it as far as he did after a rough start in life, and then to die in such a futile and sad way, is beyond heart-breaking.

You always hope that others coming up on the road to fame and fortune will learn from something so tragic, but as we’ve seen time and time again, the same mistakes keep being made. Still, my prayers are with his loved ones and my hopes for the next generation remain as strong as ever.

Rest in peace, Cory. You were awesome.

J.J.

Hey all;

I know it’s been said, but why does heat always have to bring along humidity for company? Yeah, I know; it gets lonely, it wants to chat, it likes watching us all suffer. Whatever. I think they need a break from each other. Send humidity down to Arizona…heck, they’d probably enjoy the change! Leave the heat, we love the heat. And frankly, anything’s better than winter, IMHO.

J.J.

Hey all;

Rather obvious, I know. But sometimes we do tend to take life for granted, don’t we? But life is really only a series of moments, connected by events, large and small. So let’s all try (me included) to savor those moments. They’re precious, and they are quickly gone.

J.J.

Hey all;

A sad, sad day for Glee fans and fans in general. Cory Monteith was found death in his Vancouver hotel room this morning. Horrible. 31 is way too young to die. He was an amazing talent. We send out prayers to his family.

J.J.

Hey all;

I’m not sure if it is limited to only writers (my gut says no), but paranoia about our work seems fairly widespread among the author’s groups I belong to. Comments such as: oh no, I’m not ranking high enough on Amazon, people hate my work! Or: sales have dropped off this week, people must hate my work! Or: I got a negative review, my work is crap! And on and on.

It’s amusing but telling, really. We live and die (hopefully figuratively!) with our books and our current works-in-progress. When doubt creeps in, so does the angst. Not a comfortable situation, but when I see that others who write are in the same boat that I’m occasionally in, it at least gives me a bit of comfort. And we take comfort where we can find it, don’t you think?

J.J.

hey all;

Well, it’s my day off once again. But when your day ‘off’ is full of housework, laundry, online stuff, etc. is it really a day off? I think not!

However, I’m hard at it working on my second book in the Titan’s Legacy series. Quite a different pace in this one. Frantic would probably describe it best. The fun thing about writing at that pace is it actually increases your writing speed (well, mine anyway). I need to know what happens next to my characters! It’s very exciting and I recommend changing the pace of your novel to any writers who are currently feeling a bit blah about their work in progress. Back into the fray I go!

J.J.

Hey all;

Well, we’re really into summer now. Here in Canada, it’s kind of a now you see it, now you don’t season. We wait through our 18 month winter for these few days of summer and man, do they pass quickly!

Life is all or nothing, in my opinion. You live it or you miss it. So for all of my fellow canucks who bitch and moan about how it’s too hot, or too humid, or too sunny or too wet or whatever, I have one word for you…February.

Just some perspective.

J.J.

Hey all;

What is it about rainy days? You want to stay in bed, or stay home from work, or, in my case, stay home and write? Unfortunately, I have to pay the rent, so until I’m a full time (as in making a living at) writer, I have to do the daily slog. Not that I don’t enjoy being a barber, but 20 years is enough and I love to write. Ah well, poor little me, I’m sure (sarcasm intended).

J.J.

Hey all;

I hate working on a Sunday. Now granted, I’ve been doing it a long time, but for me, Sundays will always feel like they should be a day of rest. But nope, off to cut some hair, mull about the latest work-in-progress (coming along nicely) and envy those who get this day off. And I’m heading for the door…

J.J.