I get great thoughts in the middle of the night.

Or, at least, they seem that way at the time, waking out of a half-remembered dream or musing on the edge of wakefulness. So I learned that I cannot depend upon myself to remember a bit of any of this inspiration, and have taken to keeping a notebook by my bed.

Except I take it out the next day and leave it someplace and then it’s not there when I need it and I wander downstairs and scrawl something on the back of a bill or a paper towel or on the calendar that hangs on the fridge.

Yesterday, I found an note that said “Seven deadly sins? Recertify?”

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I’m going to tell you something about me that I don’t think I’ve shared on this blog before. You all know I’m writer. You know I like to write sexy, funny, sometimes heartfelt stories and you know I have a smart mouth that often works independently of my brain.

What you don’t know is that behind this writer facade, is a working single mother. That’s right. I’ve got a full-time day job in addition to the novel writing. I also have a second job blogging and writing freelance articles, under another pen-name. So finding time to write is a serious challenge.

Finding a quiet space where I can just get my head into the story and flesh it all out…well, that’s mostly impossible, because I’m not just a single mom, I’m a special-needs parent, as well. My kids live with me primarily, and my son is autistic. He is frequently (read: always) in my face, talking, demanding attention and interaction. He falls into something called echolalia, where he repeats phrases – usually movie dialogue for him – over and over and over. When he is home with me (which is all but every other weekend), this is constant. I love him with every breath in my body, but it does. not. stop. Continue reading →