Writing Tips & Inspiration

Once upon a time, a girl was assigned an essay in Mrs. Cole’s 8th grade English class. That girl was me. It wasn’t meant to…

The National Novel Writing Month website has reset! I can’t believe it’s been an entire year since I last wrote these words. I’m so excited…

This isn’t another one of those “I’m so busy” posts. Though I am busy. This isn’t one of those “I’m not getting any writing done”…

Last week, my writing group met. Since we’ve been meeting for months without any of us actually doing much writing, I suggested our topic of…

The last time I took a typing test, I discovered I can type 69 words per minute, many thanks to my sophomore typing class, years…

Growing up, my dad used to tell me, “You’re mouth is going to get you into a lot of trouble.” Apparently, I suffered from an…

Think about your favorite fictional character. In particular, your favorite fictional character of the opposite sex. Let’s use Twilight for example because who hasn’t chosen…

I’ve been working on the first chapter of my new book this week and I have to admit, it’s been so long since I’ve written…

I feel like I hit a breakthrough last night. I made some modifications to the story idea I’ve been mulling over and it seems to…

Last week I pulled out my hefty Jane Austen collection (pictured below), and by hefty, I mean hefty–the thing weighs three and a half pounds.…