Making the Most of Writing Time Tools I Use to Structure My Story Last year, maybe even six months ago, I would have told you I am a plantser, falling somewhere between a solid plotter and someone who flies by the seat of their pants. I would also probably be a liar. The more I’ve […]

I often tweet about how often I put aside projects to chase something newer, more exciting, fresher— the potential in those fleeting moments outshining the twenty thousand words of stale investment. It’s always ten to twenty thousand words in before I realize the story needs more time to percolate. To shape up. Abandoned, they stay […]

Do you participate in any fun Twitter hashtag parties? I’ve tried a couple, because I am not shy and I need some sort of social contact with human adults after being home with small children all day. Y’all get me? Small humans are a lot. (And yes, I adore them, and YES, I know I […]

It’s a fact of life all writers have to deal with: making time to actually sit down and bang out words can be one of the hardest parts of working creatively. As a mom of three (5, 2, and 9 months) the above picture is often what this looks like for me. That’s right; I […]