Advice About Advice
Ask anyone who knows me and they’ll tell you I’m the first person to start dolling out advice. I’m opinionated, I love discussing life and…
3 Reasons Year-End Review is Important, Especially for Writers
Originally Posted on Thinking Through Our Fingers A couple of weeks ago I joined the Female Entrepreneur Association after fangirling over their posts for weeks.…
2015 Writing Progress Spreadsheet
NOTE: THIS SPREADSHEET IS OUTDATED. FOR THE MOST RECENT SPREADSHEET, CLICK HERE! Hey Writers! It’s time again to starting thinking of your writing goals for…
3 Ways to Stay Motivated During Long-Term Projects
Originally Posted on Thinking Through Our Fingers This week I finally finished another round of revisions on my novel. Wait, let me say that another…
Why Are You Really Stuck on Your Novel?
Originally Posted on Thinking Through Our Fingers For me, this year has been one of a lot of excitement, a lot of changes, and a…
Creating a Self Bible
The older I get, the more I learn about myself. In fact, I think that’s the best part of getting older and why I may…
5 Reasons Writers Need Other Writers
Originally Posted on Manuscript In just a short two and a half weeks, I’ll be heading off to the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Conference, a…
If This Is You Today (Knowing When to Take it Easy on Yourself)
Since I joined the gym, I’ve gotten kind of addicted. For being a sedentary, in-my-head type of person, it’s shocking how much I love to…
Keep Writing When Your Schedule Changes…Again
The other afternoon, my oldest daughter–4 years old–came up to me in the bathroom after I’d just finished washing off the hour I’d spent on…
Scene Outline Spreadsheet
Hey writers! I’ve got another spreadsheet for you! This one is a simple Scene Outline Spreadsheet based on J.K. Rowling’s famous handwritten graph outline. And…