Scrivenings

Aloha, McKenna here. I hate it when software makes me feel stupid. How about you? Did you ever have a piece of software that you thought would make your life oh-so-much-simpler and instead, it ate away at your time like piranhas on fresh meat? Well, there are days when your best bet is to go find a good book, because the software gods are against you.Who are the software … [Read more...] about Software wiki wacky

Aloha, McKenna here. On Friday, I was talking with Jaswinder Park from Dee DeTarsio’s Haole Wood and she got a little snippy when I mentioned that she might be interested in “putting the moves” on me. Obviously, she’s playing hard to get. That’s okay, I can read her like an e-book.Anyway, her little game got me to thinking about sex and fictional characters. Jaswinder’s a … [Read more...] about Sex, genres, and a solution

McKenna here. I’m still talking to Jaswinder Park, Dee DeTarsio’s main character from Haole Wood, a Maui mystery. So tell me Jaswinder, we talked yesterday about our writers and how insufferable they both are. But, we’ve got bigger problems. I mean, being a haole in Hawaii has its disadvantages. I’ve got some island friends that kind of took me in—others that want to send me … [Read more...] about Haoles in Hawaii – McKenna style

McKenna here. My guest today is Jaswinder Park from Dee DeTarsio’s Haole Wood, a mystery set on the beautiful island of Maui.Aloha, Jaswinder. Since we're just a hop, skip, and an island away from each other, we ought to have a virtual cup of java and talk story about our writers. For instance, I'm kind of curious about your lady writer friend Dee. Does she have commitment … [Read more...] about Talking story with Maui mystery character Jaswinder Park

Aloha, McKenna here. Do you ever get tired of your junk mail? I know I do. The bills are bad enough—between the car payment, the credit cards, the utilities, and who knows what else, I can barely keep up. The big problem, though, is the mountain of junk mail. Sorting through all the stuff I didn’t ask for is becoming a full-time job. Every spammer, scammer, and … [Read more...] about My junk mail dilemma