Here are some tips on how to write a cancer patient without bugging those of us who actually were/are one! After you have been a cancer patient you realize how they are inaccurately described in fiction and in film/tv. … Read More
Last week I began a writing group in my house. This has been a dream of mine for a long time. I love teaching and I also love the idea of a writing group that is a positive … Read More
I posted on instagram (Click Here) and Here (though the instastories will only be up for about 12 more hours) about my organizing of journals, agendas and bullet journals for the new year. A reader asked whether … Read More
We end each year with a celebration. Christmas represents a miracle birth and a hope and a way of treating each other kindly, and Hanukkah–a celebration of a miracle and light- this is … Read More
You know that don’t you? There is only one you and only you will tell your story your way. Maybe some folks will like it. Maybe no one will. Either way it is your story one that is uniquely yours … Read More
People always say, “Write what you know.” That may work for some, but I think what draws me back to the computer day after day is writing what I love to read. I think, ultimately, that is what my dad … Read More
In the midst of our character challenge I have a question for you: How well do you know your characters? I hope this week has added to your knowledge of your characters. Taking those 5 minutes each day to do … Read More
Keep the NaNoWriMomentum going and make a new commitment to write! Even if you are like me and didn’t formally join the force you may have heard the buzz, followed people on social media that are partaking. How do we … Read More
Hint: It’s not lost. There is this old saying, “God helps those who help themselves.” It is the second part that is important. We have to put ourselves in the way of success. We have to step up to … Read More
I am not at 25,000 words. I am at 16,195 but not all of those have been written during NaNoWriMo. This month I am working a major rewrite, by which I mean, it is 70% new content and 30% old. … Read More