This weekend, I got to do one of my favorite things. Camp. I got to thinking how similar camping and writing are, and what camping can teach about writing. My guess is, camping may just have some lessons for other endeavors you may pursue as well. Read on through and...
I’m currently on Round 4 (I think) of revisions on my literary fiction novel. Let me tell you, friend, revisions are TOUGH! When I faced Round 3, I didn’t want to continue. I was tired and discouraged and overwhelmed and so many more feels. At that point...
Let’s face it. We live in a BUSY world. Some would proclaim it too busy (and I’m likely to agree). With all this busyness swirling around us, we often find ourselves worn out. Is it possible to continue creating through exhaustion? It is possible—with...
How do I love book festivals? Let me count the ways. 1. Book festivals introduce us to authors and books we may otherwise miss. Since attending my first festival in 2016, I have had the opportunity to meet or at least hear several outstanding writers who I may have...
This past month, you have met three of my incredible writer friends. All together, we’ve taken you with us on a camping trip! Okay, we didn’t really go camping—or go anywhere, actually. We simply wrote toward our individual writing or editing goals as part...
I’ve never been one for insane writing goals or intense, days-long sprints. I read blogs where an author claims to have written a novel in a month and roll my eyes. Even NaNoWriMo … I refused to participate because I thought 50,000 words in one month was ridiculous,...
