Everything needs to happen in an instant doesn’t it? At least we want it to. One of the lessons of breast cancer was to ask the question, ”Where do I want to be in 2 years?” Not in an hour, … Read More
Will you keep writing after NaNoWriMo? I will. The month flew by for me, and, while I had great intentions, I have to admit I got off track with my writing. Even while I was encouraging you. There was a fire. … 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
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is almost here. I will not be partaking in the normal manner. I am not beginning a novel from scratch but am editing and rewriting instead. However there is so much ENERGY surrounding NaNoWriMo that … Read More
Recently I came across this quote from my father. “The art of creation is the art of skillful selection.” At the time I didn’t know how far this quote would take me. I found myself coming back to it time … Read More
Here is the first of my “what’s on my bookshelf” Series. The first part is also on Instagram but please read on for the rest of today’s bookshelf. I have no idea if I could ever do every shelf in … 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
This past week I moved our oldest to NY. It was a huge new world moving in that city and included a 5th floor walk up and 20 flights up on my tracker for the first day. Phew! In … Read More
Writer’s Block is a lie. As I have said before I don’t believe in writer’s block. I really don’t. I am never at a loss for words. Ask my friends and family, I always … Read More