Dear Writer, You’re not Alone
It’s past midnight and you’re dying for sleep, but lie awake with your characters screaming to get out. Dear writer, you’re not alone. You’ve created the story of your heart,
COMMON MISTAKES: The Big Picture Edition
I don’t love framing posts about writing in a negative light, but honestly, this is the easiest way to talk about the things I see SO often, that I’ll never
The Crippling Possibility of Success
Here’s the wonderful and terrible thing about creative work: YOU COULD MAKE IT BIG. One painting, one song, one poem, one video, one…book…could change your entire life. Twilight, Harry Potter,
A Few Notes From a Freelance Editor
I’ve been editing for friends in exchange for other bookish favors for almost ten years. I’ve been doing freelance editing for about three, when I decided that I needed a
Trying New Genres – What I Learned
I spent a few years ignoring timelines and ignoring the honest WANT to keep up with having books under contract, and I experimented. I wrote a thriller/horror with a supernatural/sci-fi
Let. Go.
I’ve been in a few conversations lately that remind me how much writers treat their works like their children. I have a good friend who I’m sure will hit the
STOP APOLOGIZING
I see people apologizing for their genre, what they write, where or how they’re published… Or, maybe apologizing isn’t the right word. The right word is dismissing their accomplishments. STOP
