by SMThornton | Apr 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
I have one of these little guys living in my back yard. His name is Smooch (named by my daughter) and he’s flipping adorable. So adorable, in fact, that I almost let him eat my tulips that just started poking their heads out of the ground. Almost. Smooch is a...
by SMThornton | Apr 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Have a great weekend! Anyone out there got super fun writing plans?
by SMThornton | Apr 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last week I discovered that I was going to have to write a vivid scene centering on the sacrifice of a bull. Now, I’m all for writers writing what they know, but I’m a vegetarian who’s never stepped foot on a real farm. Or a slaughterhouse (although...
by SMThornton | Apr 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
So I know the cool thing to do is put contest entries into a computer program and let it randomly pull a number. But I like old fashioned stuff so I wrote out all the entries (Yes, it took a while- thank goodness for state-mandated testing last week. Snort.) and let...
by SMThornton | Apr 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
“Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow – that is patience.” -AnonymousI am not a patient woman. No sirree Bob. I thought my daughter taught me patience (what else can you learn when you...
