the-working-writer

Incommunicado, sort of

2008-05-17T15:56:00.000-07:00

I know, I am having a terrible time keeping these blogs and my website up to date. I'd like to be able to say that will end soon, but honestly, I don't know anymore. I just have a lot of things going on. I am taking a web design class so I can redesign my website and update it easily (it is a pain now). Excuses, excuses. But that's all I have right now. I am also working on what's next for Jen--

New Cover Art

2008-03-23T21:23:00.000-07:00

I know, it's been a month since I posted and now I do two in one day. What can I say--I've been busy. I do tend to post more at Keeping it Off, but I've been slacking over there, too. There are more personality disorders--good ones too--so I am not finished with this series. Stay tuned!

This brief post is just to show off the cover art for my November book, My Immortal Promise. I just received

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

2008-03-23T20:23:00.000-07:00

Not to be confused by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, which is what Monk has. An OCPD is much higher functioning that an OCD and though someone with OCPD may have OCD (they usually don't) the two are not the same. A person with OCPD's primary characteristic is obsession with orderliness and rules. They are high achievers. These are the textbook workaholics, but they are inflexible and

Brief Promo

2008-02-24T19:09:00.000-08:00

Okay--I'll keep it short. My new book will be in stores in a week or so (I think it's already available in some places) and I am running a contest on my website. So stop by if you want to enter. I also got a great review from RT--4.5 stars. That's the highest they've ever given one of my books. Here's the blurb: Holling crafts an enchanting and action-packed adventure/romance that will thrill

Paranoid Personality Disorder

2008-02-22T21:23:00.000-08:00

Not to be confused with Paranoid Schizophrenia, which involves auditory hallucinations (hearing voices) and unrealistic delusions (such as believing they have superhuman powers), disorganized thinking, absent or inappropriate emotional expression. Someone with paranoid personality disorder generally doesn't have these types of psychosis. The paranoid has a longstanding suspiciousness and mistrust

Antisocial Personlity Disorder

2008-02-10T19:19:00.000-08:00

He is the rebel without a cause. He is the loner, he is the bad boy that women want, but no woman can snag him for long. He will steal, cheat, lie and yes--he will even rape. His history of chaos is long, starting in school. He was the kid that mouthed off to the teachers, that got in fights, and was often expelled. He grew up to be the dead beat dad who sweet talked his way into a woman's pants,

Borderline

2008-02-03T21:06:00.000-08:00

This post has been a long time coming. I got a new day job and things have gotten a little busier. I am still here, it just might take me a week or two between posts until I settle in.

Borderline Personality Disorder is like the Narcissist on steriods. They have many of the same characteristics--the self absorption, the delusional sense of self-grandeur, and many others--read Nacrissist again

The Narcissist

2008-01-24T13:03:00.000-08:00

At first glance, the narcissist appears to be nothing more than the alpha male readers of romances love so much: confident, self-assured, forceful, take charge, goal-oriented. But in a person with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) these qualities are taken to the extreme: self-centered, sense of superiority and entitlement, demanding and manipulative, unempathetic, boastful, and delusional

Using Psychology

2008-01-23T11:02:00.000-08:00

Studying psychology can really inform your writing and change the way you view characters. I know I am always labeling characters in books and movies and television shows. Like archetypes, psychology can give a writer a base to build a unique character upon. Anyone who has read my last blog knows I have a strong fascination with personality disorders (PD). Unlike mood disorders (depression,

I am Legend

2008-01-11T19:44:00.000-08:00

I have been waiting for this movie for a long time, so it was with much excitement that we went to see it the weekend it opened. Will Smith and vampires--what more could I ask for? I'm not going to do a movie review. That is not the purpose of this blog. What I am going to do is a character review. And since there is essentially one human character through most of the movie, this is a good one to