April Coker, Author

Author: aencoker

  • Writing Gives Me Wings

    I’m sitting here at my desk trying to think of something to write about.  I could just skip the blog post this week and go to bed.  Or work on my novel-in-progress.  But that would be a cop-out.  The best remedy for writer’s block (I’d rather call it a lack of ideas) is to keep…

  • The Fourth of July Canceled?

    I was dismayed to find that many of the fireworks displays in my area had been canceled due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19.  Not that I would attend the big ones in the towns around here, but I at least would have had that option.  I realize that our nation’s birthday happens with…

  • A Writer’s Dilemma

      You have your idea. You have your conflict. You have your characters and you have your story. You start typing and it flows. Until you get about halfway. Now what? Writers have been facing this dilemma since writing began. That’s why some writers outline their entire novel or work before they even start. It…

  • Teacher’s Pet

    When I was in second grade, my friends told me I was the teacher’s pet. I didn’t really think of myself as such, but I was the one Mrs. Russell chose to keep in during recess at the end of the day to help her with projects such as putting up bulletin boards, cutting out…

  • Thank you, Parkinson’s (with apologies to Jimmy Fallon)

    My husband has Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases.  At the same time.  Some people say Alzheimer’s with Parkinsonism.  It doesn’t matter what it’s called.  It sucks.  So I’m coming out of the closet with it.  Maybe this will help someone else.  I’m sorry, kids. Thank you, Parkinson’s. . . for destroying our dreams of retirement. for…