We’re going to start this blog post with a duh moment … Writing is hard. Getting published is hard. Now if you can all roll your eyeballs back into place, we’ll continue. Ready? I’ve talked many a writer friend off the “I’m going to quit” roller coaster. I’ve even had my share of “maybe […]

The “things I wish I’d known” blog posts fascinate me. As writers, we’re always looking for an inside secret on succeeding in this crazy life we’ve taken on. We want to know what other writers have discovered so that we can side-step those blunders. But there comes a point, especially if you’ve been part of […]

I’m always amused when friends or family read my work and try to piece together who a certain character is modeled after. My standard answer is, “no one and everyone.” Whether it’s characters or locations, situations or details, there’s always a hint of my life in every book I write. Characters. I'm going to put […]

As writers we know the tricks to time management. We know we have to treat our writing as a job, not a hobby. We know we have to set boundaries between our work life and personal life. We know we’re supposed to sit our fluffy behinds every day in front of the computer and put […]

This will not be a post on grammar. It will, indeed, be a post on shit. Aren’t you glad they haven’t invented scratch and sniff computers? 🙂 Okay, okay … seriously. Over the last few weeks I’ve found myself stewing in a somewhat odd shift in my writing career. I’ve gone from writing with the hope […]