SCBWI weekend is over and my head is full of ideas! One of the great takeaways from this event was from Jem Chambers-Black from Andrea Brown Literary Agency. She gave a wonderful talk, and in it described what she asks … Read More
Are you working on a rewrite? As I begin working in earnest on my next rewrite I have done a few things to set me on the right track. I wrote last week about my new enchantment with plottr. You … Read More
I have always written. Stories, songs, essays have all flowed from my pen. I have also kept a journal most of my life. Last week I took a peak at a notebook I kept when I was on Bequia studying … Read More
For my #NaNoWriMo folks– both first drafters and rewriters out there–go grab my 25 questions here: 25 Questions. This will also pop you onto my mailing list which includes some writing exercises at the start and then my once a month … Read More
Self Expression and Trauma I have been working with a main character who is going through multiple layers of trauma. I started looking from a side angle at my character and asked, How does my character release trauma? We all … Read More
7th grade, Middle School, Junior high. I don’t think you can find anyone who says “I wish I could go back to middle school.” High school or college or even grade school but not middle school. I went to public … Read More
This past weekend I did something entirely new. While I have been promoting my speaking, teaching and writing for a few years now this is the first time I was asked to teach a gratitude workshop. It was interesting to … Read More
I learned something about myself recently. I learned how to make time to write by realizing that I need a routine, like I had back in school. If you look back at my posts about planners and journals … Read More
I had no idea — Honestly no idea, about the number of planners, journals, bullet journals etc. I am a fledgling Pinterest person. Now OMG! Between Pinterest and etsy- I could, seriously, just spend my life, planning my life, … Read More