Category Archives: Personal

Calling All NanoWrimos! National Novel Writing Month Is Here!

Posted on November 2, 2014 by DMW

So, it’s November. Do you know what that means? It is National Novel Writing Month and I don’t know about you, but that means it’s time to get my butt into gear. In truth, I have never actually participated in … Continue reading →

Posted in community, fiction, Inspiration, Personal, Writing | Tagged "daily writing", "write what you know", "write what you love to read", nanowrimo, National Novel Writing Month, novel, Thriller | Leave a comment

Happy Halloween (It’s All About The Candy For Me)

Posted on October 31, 2014 by DMW

Halloween is fun, but I’m not someone who is incredibly into the holiday, like some people I know. I have friends and family whose favorite holiday falls on October 31. For me, I like it enough. I never really got … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Halloween, Holidays, home, Personal | Tagged candy, chocolate, costume, fun, pretend, tradition, trick-or-treat | Leave a comment

My Slasher Movie Moment: When My Real Life Imitated A Horror Flick

Posted on October 30, 2014 by DMW

What if your life suddenly became a slasher movie? My life isn’t a slasher movie, but while I was living in Inglewood, California I did have a slasher movie moment including a terrifying shower scene, the power being cut, someone … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Halloween, humor, Life, Personal | Tagged "car crash", "escaped convict", "lights out", "power outage", "real life", "shower scene", "someone is in the house", horror, intruder, knife, slasher movie, Thriller | 2 Comments

Now That It’s Back… Starting Over Again

Posted on October 27, 2014 by DMW

I sent my memoir out to a writer who I trust completely to tear it apart, and now… it’s back. I just opened the box containing the actual pages and all of its margin comments (the person I sent it … Continue reading →

Posted in Editing, Inspiration, Life, Personal, Publishing, Writing | Tagged "medical memoir", chemo, critique, Dialysis, dying, feedback, health, medical, memoir, show don't tell, starting over | 1 Comment

Sleep… Interrupted

Posted on October 24, 2014 by DMW

I am in productive mode, but I can’t stop yawning. Last night I got just over seven hours sleep. The day before seven hours, and so it has been… on average I still get seven hours, but I need more, … Continue reading →