May 2, 2013 | The Writing Life
When I first started this blog, I had a plan. I wanted to start writing again and I wanted to take my love of kickboxing to the next level by fighting in the ring. I did both, but it took me longer and I encountered more challenges along the way than I ever would have...
Apr 13, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
Early Wednesday morning (3 am, to be exact), I saw a request for one of my manuscripts from a publisher. The manuscript was pretty much ready to go, but since I hadn’t looked at it in years, I couldn’t send it to a publisher without a quick read-through...
Apr 10, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
I’ve always believed that fortune favors the bold. Unfortunately, for too many years I was afraid to be one of them. I was stuck in a great big rut. With the full support of a pretty amazing partner, I finally took a very bold step last December. I left the...
Mar 28, 2013 | The Writing Life
I’ve been so frustrated with the process of rewriting that I decided to head on over to Dean Wesley Smith’s page to see what he’s talking about these days. He had a number of posts about rewriting, so of course I was drawn to them like a lamb to the...
Mar 27, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
I love advice, don’t you? Not the unsolicited kind, when people tell you the obvious, like how you should really stop drinking Diet Pepsi and clean up your office. I already know that stuff…I just choose to ignore it. I’m talking about all the blogs...
Mar 20, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
I’ve been thinking a lot about community these days, along with the saying “you can never go home again”. Now that I’ve escaped the corporate world and am working for myself full-time, that saying has new meaning. It doesn’t simply refer...
Mar 7, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary
It seemed funny at first. An elderly Inuit woman, who had a big smile and appeared endearingly kooky, struck up a conversation with the young woman sitting next to her on the bus. I was at the back, so I wouldn’t have paid them any attention except for the...
Feb 25, 2013 | Murder at the Movies, The Writing Life
I’ve got a bone to pick with M. Night Shyamalan. The other night I was excitedly telling The Boy about my idea for a new novel (Rule One: don’t tell people your idea for a new novel, because they will pick it apart and make you doubt it. Just write it and...
Feb 12, 2013 | The Writing Life
Good morning, Dear Readers. My name is J.H. and I am a worry-aholic. I worry about the stupidest things imaginable. I also worry about things that could actually happen: what if my books never get published? What if something bad happens to the house or the cats and...
Feb 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
As I’m not yet ready to establish a new routine, I find myself reading more than writing. I also find myself whining…a lot. The Boy is hearing some of my lamenting, but I’m thankfully able to keep most of it confined to the space between my ears. My...
