Have you ever felt so totally overwhelmed that you’ve taken to playing games on your computer and iphone? That has been me. Maybe because I have a small work area and everything just piles up. I’m not sure. Anyway, an old friend once made an observation. She said “you say you can’t do it (whatever the it is, usually writing related) three times and then you set to work at the last minute and accomplish what you have to. I realized she was so right. I guess that’s how I operate.

I recently joined the National Writers Union and went to their conference. One of the speakers, Don Lafferty was a Social Networking genius. Halfway through his presentation I had to put my pen down. My head was swimming with so many ideas for my mystery which is nearing publication date, (November 1)