Writing has always been about give and take for me. You know the saying, “Your book won’t write itself?” Well I stand tried and true to that phrase. Writing takes a lot of dedication, hard work, and most of all – the sacrificing of time. Writing is a...
All writers have been there: that moment when you realize you’ve put off your book for far too long. The moment when you tell yourself for the hundredth time that you will “work on it tomorrow” or “as soon as the craziness of life slows down enough that you can...
Last week I shared with you about my plans to write a novella next month and participate in Camp NaNoWriMo. This week I wanted to share with you more about all things NaNo and kick off a month-long series about this special event! What is this crazy thing anyway?...
Today I’m resting atop the high of what I like to call “Editor’s Peak.” You see, I’m one of those delightfully nerdy literary folks who actually enjoys editing. (If I didn’t I wouldn’t offer editing services.) It turns out I...
“I get to write tonight, ladies!” After I sent that text (and the appropriate corresponding gif, of course) to three of my amazing fellow writer moms, I got to thinking about the word get. That’s when it hit me: I GET to write! This is a privilege; not a right. Not...
Happy National Poetry Month!! As promised in this post on what I consider to be the most personal kind of writing, we’re continuing a monthlong celebration of POETRY in an interview with a poet. This isn’t any old poet, though! She is one of my dearest...
