Y-Y-Yowlin’ at the Moon

I’m writing away these days on my novel Petals and Pedals (just try to say that five times fast.) Here’s a little piece from Chapter 3. All you need to know is that Lainey is part owner of a tour company in Victoria, BC, and Tristan, whom she barely knows, is driving the commercial van…

If you’re in the querying (adjective) stage for a written work, don’t quake (verb) in your boots. The quest (noun) is straightforward. What qualifies (verb) you to write this story or article? What quirk (noun) makes your approach unique? If you answer these questions (noun) in your query (noun), you’ll get a quicker (adverb) qualifying…

Are joy (noun) and jocularity (noun) related? Seen in juxtaposition (noun), joy comes from deep within, and jocularity is more a surface thing. We can be jovial (adjective) even while we jest (verb), which can be taken jokingly (adverb) or jeeringly (adverb). How do I want to come across to others? Bonus thought: The definition…

You knew I couldn’t resist! I spent (verb) last weekend traveling with SweetPea (noun), her mom, and her grandfather on a loooong road trip to a friend’s wedding reception. It’s hard for me to get too much time with my sweet (adjective) little girl. We enjoyed a short (adjective) visit with her daddy’s maternal grandparents…