P.C. ZICK

October 31, 2012

A Second Look at the First Chapter

By Patricia Zick @PCZick One of my fellow bloggers at eternal Domination gave me this idea for a first “look” at my current work. His post Kool Challenge: Look Back at Look gave credit to the blog Read Tom Lucas for this idea. I decided to follow and do the same thing, and I hope…

October 26, 2012

2,000 Words a Day and Dirty Laundry

By Patricia Zick @PCZick One of my fellow bloggers, Doug Oldfield posted on his Writing Fiction Blog reminded me that November starts the National Novel Writing Month or as it’s more affectionately known NaNoWriMo. The goal is for authors to write 50,000 words on a novel during the month of November. A novel averages 80,000-100,000…

October 24, 2012

Week 18: The Next Big Thing Blog Hop

By Patricia Zick @PCZick I’m participating in my first blog hop, and I hope you’ll join me on this journey as we blog hop our way through some new reads. A blog hop gives readers an opportunity to find some wonderful authors you might have missed. Be sure to follow our blog hop and be…

October 19, 2012

Remembering the Moment

By Patricia Zick @PCZick I watched a documentary recently about pursuing a dream. The Back Nine revealed much more than the story of one man going for the impossible. The piece chronicles the life of Jon Fitzgerald, who at the age of forty decides to pursue his dream of playing professional golf. Almost everyone,…

October 17, 2012

A Revolution for Flowers

By Patricia Zick @PCZick My ability to use and understand language only applies to English. I’m not one of those with an aptitude for languages. Yet I’ve traveled to different countries without much difficulty. I find it refreshing and rejuvenating to observe and use other sense for a change. I quiet myself. Later, I record…

October 12, 2012

The Wise Writer Does Not Make the Oprah Angry

By Patricia Zick @PCZick When I began my writing career, somewhere in the back on my mind I still held the romantic vision of myself typing on a manual typewriter lost all day in the world I would create on the page. If only. When my first novel came out in 2000, my publisher wrote…

October 10, 2012

Riding the Roller Coaster

By Patricia Zick @PCZick Seven months ago, I began a perilous journey when I decided to enter the revolution. I’ve earned my living as a writer for more than a decade. Now I’m working longer hours, opening myself to the whole world, and earning just enough to pay my overhead. In these seven months, I’ve…

October 5, 2012

Tenacity = Writer

By Patricia Zick @PCZick We found this tree while driving through the Rocky Mountains. Its tap roots must be very long in order to find water through the rocks. This aspen tree demonstrates the qualities of tenacity. The word tenacious comes from the Latin tenac, which means “tending to hold fast.” Synonyms for tenacity include…

October 3, 2012

Versatile Blogger Award

By Patricia Zick @PCZick This week my blog Writing Tips, Thoughts, and Whims was nominated twice for the Versatile Blogger award by two bloggers I greatly admire. Thank you, So Much To Write, So Little Time and 365 Things to Wrote About. If you don’t follow them already, visit their site. I think you’ll be…

September 28, 2012

Juxtaposition – A wonderful word

By Patricia Zick @PCZick I love language. Certain words intrigue me. One of my favorites has always been “juxtaposition.” I love saying the word, but try working it into conversation on a regular basis. My dictionary from college sits on my desk with its torn binding and yellowing pages, but I still use Webster’s New…