Let Your Writing Process Be Your Own (And How to Discover It)
A couple of weeks ago, I got the great opportunity to attend, and teach at, the Northern Colorado Writer’s Conference. It was my first time…
A Successful Writing Career Starts with a Purposeful Writing Life
I recently finished reading Fierce on the Page by Sage Cohen, and let me tell you, it became one of my favorite books on writing…
Authenticity and the Discomfort of Vulnerability
It’s taken me a while to finally sit down and write this blog today. This has become a common theme for me lately–always, really, but…
The Secret to Writing Joyfully
This past weekend has been a very exciting weekend for me. On Saturday, I was informed by my dear friend, Aimie Runyan, that she was…
Writers, We Are The Lucky Ones
Last month I shared a lot about the struggles I’ve been having in cultivating this writing career of mine. I think we’ve all been told…
NaNoWriMo Pep Talk
This year, I’m participating in my 8th National Novel Writing Month, and if you follow me on Facebook, you may already know what a NaNoWriMo…
From Agent to Publisher: My Story (Part 2)
In my last post, I shared the first half of my story in the time that passed between signing with my agent and signing with…
From Agent to Publisher: My Story (Part 1)
Wow–in preparation for writing this post, I looked back to see how long it’s been since I wrote My Journey to Getting an Agent, or…
Is Writing, Publishing, and Promoting Our Work Selfish?
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers conference this weekend. “Know” may be putting it lightly. “Bombarded with evidence” might be the more appropriate term. This was my…