Mar 022012
 

chicanery chi·can·er·y    [shi-key-nuh-ree, chi-] noun, plural -er·ies. 1. trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry: He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job. 2. a quibble or subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade. Origin: 1605–15; < French chicanerie. See chicane, -ery Synonyms 1. fraud, deception, knavery. 2. evasion.

Feb 192012
 
You may be able to take a break from writing, but you won't be able to take a break from being a writer...  ~ Stephen Leigh

I haven’t written anything in a couple weeks. This doesn’t mean I haven’t been thinking about my story. Dwelling on my characters, living in their minds. Or maybe they’re living in mine. Either way, I hear their voices at odd moments. When I’m in the bathroom. While doing laundry. While unpacking the multitude of boxes [...]