When November 1st rolls around, my mind always goes to two things. Thanksgiving and NaNoWriMo. Thanksgiving is a time that always makes me happy. The beautiful fall day mixed with yummy food (turkey!) and family. I can’t get in the Christmas mood until turkey day is over. NaNoWriMo also plays a huge role. In years […]
Do You Have a Plan?
Do you have a plan? I don’t know about you, but I need a certain amount of structure and order in my life. I usually accomplish more if I know what I have to do and have a time set aside to do it. With a list, a plan, or a schedule, I often have […]
Tell Me No Feels
Imagine, if you will, you’re reading a World War II novel. The main character has sent her loved one off to France, and the last she heard, he was missing in action. Her hopes of wearing her mother’s wedding dress and standing beside him in the chapel are dashed to pieces, right along with her […]
Writing Your Way
Early in my writing, it made me feel like I wasn’t ever going to be good enough. The number of conferences and workshops I attended didn’t matter. Adding books on the craft of writing to my library wouldn’t help. I would never be able to rise above being a mediocre writer without hope becoming more. […]
Someday
I stumbled across a meme the other day on Pinterest. It said, “Someday you’re going to be someone’s favorite author.” It has a nice ring to it. Wouldn’t you agree? I think most writers dream that they will become a reader’s favorite author. But they don’t stop and think about what it means. I did […]
Write Through It
It’s almost that time of year. The time when the air starts to cool off just a bit in the evenings (at least here in the south), the traffic increases in the mornings and afternoons every Monday through Friday, and each Friday night finds most of the school gathered down at the football field, rooting […]
What I Wish I Knew About Being a Writer
There comes the point in life when you look back at what you’ve done, what you’ve accomplished, and what you dream of doing in the future. Life is full of little moments. Whether they are good or bad. If you laid your life out as a story, you could see all of these moments, or […]
Pass It On
Inadequacy surrounds me, whispering in my ear, “You’re not good enough.” And yet, I have several friends who come to me, asking questions and advice, and soaking up what I tell them. Why? Because I have had two books published, and they’re still in the process of finishing their first manuscript. Despite what I might […]
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