NaNoWriMo 2012, A Summary and Some Tips
What do you get when you combine sleep-deprivation, two kids and an insane deadline? I’m still looking in the mirror to try to decide what…
How to NaNoWriMo During Thanksgiving
Here in the US, Thanksgiving is celebrated on November 22nd this year–right as National Novel Writing Month participants are rounding the corner to the finish…
How Reading is Important to Writing
In On Writing Stephen King said, “if you don’t have time to read, you don’t have time to write.” Clearly, Stephen King wasn’t nursing a…
Genre Guessing No More
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending my very first writing event. Ever. I was warmly welcomed at the Colorado Romance Writer’s annual Romance…
It Takes a Village
Back when storytelling first began, it took a community to write a tale. One person started it and told it to another, to groups over…
We Don’t See Our Own Writing
Writer envy. Yep. I recently discovered Barbara Freethy and experienced a serious case of it. How does she write such flawless story? How does she…
The Jamie Raintree Project
I’m sitting here watching Julie & Julia again and it got me in the mood to blog, as it always does. Honestly, it’s about the…
Pre-New Year’s Resolutions
Most people get motivated to set goals at the beginning of the year but for me, it’s always around this time when the weather starts…
Letting the Story Lead
In this age we live in, productivity is the name of the game. We take hold of our stories by the balls and get them…
Writing Character Flaws, Improving Myself
I’ve been falling back into my writing groove lately. We’re pretty settled into our house now and getting used to life as a family of…