breaking down boundaries to the exuberant life of writing
December 23 2011 - In: Christmas, The Writer's Life annetylerlord
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! Please help yourself to Christmas cookies, cocoa and coffee. And, enjoy a little Christmas inspiration as you take a break from your writing to enjoy the holidays! “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” Bing Crosby “White Christmas” Bing Crosby
October 31 2011 - In: just for fun, NaNoWriMo annetylerlord
Hello Everyone!!! I hope you are all having a Happy Halloween and for many of my writer friends, it is NaNoWriMo time tomorrow!! I am so happy you stopped by to say, “Hello.” So, the short answer to, Where the Hell have I been? Nose to the grindstone – WORKING, Blah!!! I work in three […]
May 22 2011 - In: Other Interesting Stuff, The Writer's Life annetylerlord
My friend (and writer extraordinaire) , Alison Wells, at Head Above Water was kind enough to feature me in an interview. She is doing a wonderful series of interviews with writers who are mothers and asking questions about how they balance writing and family. I really enjoyed reading the interviews and hearing about the lives […]
April 23 2011 - In: just for fun, Other Interesting Stuff, The Writer's Life annetylerlord
Happy Easter to Everyone! Is anyone else feeling the urge for a Creativity Renewal this spring? I’m feeling a little more tired and frumpy since last summer. This has been a long, gray, cold winter for many of us. We are promised 60 degree weather and sun for Easter in Minnesota. So, I can feel that […]
March 23 2011 - In: other, Other Interesting Stuff annetylerlord
Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird is the word… I have been lamenting my limited time online these past few months, but I am thankful when I am able to connect to the friends I have made on Twitter these past couple years. Today I wanted to share a wonderful experience I had getting together with one of […]
January 11 2011 - In: just for fun, Other Interesting Stuff, The Writer's Life annetylerlord
We all need our Muses to inspire our writing life . Some of my Muses are Meow-ses. Here are my two new little cuties! I LOVE baby kitties, and we have just adopted two from the same litter. It will be our last two, since we already have two older ones. We have adopted all […]
December 31 2010 - In: just for fun, The Writer's Life, Wild Parties annetylerlord
As some of you know, my site has hosted many parties for writers & anyone who loves creativity and fun. I began with my first party last New Year’s Eve with the Once In A Blue Moon Party. However, my recent new job & health needs have reduced my online time in the last few […]
December 26 2010 - In: Fiction, Short Story annetylerlord
This weekend I am reposting my three part series, Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas, about the Kaszinov Family(portions rewritten). I had fun last year imagining what it would be like to celebrate Christmas in a Russian Mafia family, well, at least a goofy one. These posts were my first #FridayFlash-es. This is Part 3 of 3 […]
My name is Anne Tyler Lord. I have been many things in my life, but right now, I know I must write.
The Writer’s Life (see on Twitter - @Writers_Life and #Writers_Life) is my regular blog series that looks at the life of writers from a personal angle; our challenges, our quests, and what drives us to create. Read more about me here.
So, join me, you won't be sorry.
"Here kitty, kitty" >^..^< >^..^<
Soft Whispers - Deadly Love, Be Mine. Valentine's Day Anthology - February 14, 2010
Flashes in the Dark - Ménage à Trois Avant-garde - February 12, 2010
Soft Whispers - Poetry - ongoing
FridayFlash - Flash fiction stories on Friday - ongoing
The Penny Dreadful - my serial fiction - ongoing
Tyler Corner is an historical novel about the lives of two women who were cousins growing up on Iowa farms in the 1920s - 1930s. It is based on the experiences from my own family and unsolved ax murders in Villisca, Iowa. I am writing this novel for NaNoWriMo 2010.
I am creating ebooks and courses for writers, and anyone who wants more creativity and transformation in their lives. The courses are based on Narrative and Poetry Therapy & Humor.
Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas is my first fictional series. It is followed by a sequel series titled Twisted Family Bonds. It is a dark humor soap opera about the Kaszinovs, a Russian Mafia Family.
R-Evolutionary Nights is a novel of romance and suspense set in Prague, Budapest and Wisconsin. Alex and Jack are in love, but must escape the influences of the Russian mafia that has infiltrated Jack's family. I began this novel during the 2009 NaNoWriMo. And, I won.
RedFlame DeepWater is a collection of spiritual poems about the agony and ecstasy of the spiritual journey. RedFlame describes the experience of the Dark Night of the Soul. I will continue the collection in 2010 with DeepWater, illuminating ecstatic spiritual experiences.
