by Cindy Ervin Huff | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” ~Thomas A. Edison Thomas Edison knew this truth more than most of us. He had hundreds of failures before he successfully invented...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Nov 26, 2015 | Uncategorized, writer's tip, Writing Reflections
Things can get pretty discouraging as a writer. And when Thanksgiving rolls, especially for those of you doing NaNoWriMo, it can feel pretty thankless. Lots of hours of writing may not bring about the financial reward we hoped. The deer in the headlight look we get...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Nov 24, 2015 | Uncategorized, Writing craft, Writing Reflections
Recently, I was watching NCIS. And within the first five minutes I pointed at a character and said “He did it.” If you watch TV dramas the villain is usually easy to detect. Unless the producers takes one of its beloved characters and turns them evil. I love it when...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Nov 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
I saw two interesting but inaccurate things on two of my favorite TV dramas this week. I work as a receptionist at a blood center. I’ve been there for over a decade, and although I have no contact with the blood or drawing it, the company works hard to educate all of...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Writers are often reminded—warned would be a better word—not to spend too much time on Facebook. I’m here to say you can get some great writing ideas from social media. I‘m not talking about the obvious posts from fellow-writers with leads for paying markets or...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve ridden very few horses in my life. But I’ve ridden on the best of them through the pages of a book. My sister, Linda, however, not only rode horses but also owned a few and did rodeo roping and barrel racing. She was one of my go-to people when I did my research...
