Announcing that you've signed with an agent is something every writer looks forward to. I signed with my first agent back in 2013, and...

I posted this on a group for authors as we prepare for the Pitch Wars showcase to go live February fifth. I thought it might be helpful...

For those who were wondering if I finished my big rewrite, I did! December 30th. Hallelujah. But that's just the beginning. I'm still...

Sometimes you're working so hard on a draft, so stuffed up with sinus infection that you can't taste food. So a fellow writer offers you...

And you must do it in a live webinar with your BFF who is concurrently dressed as The Mad Hatter. You must do this if your friend drags...

Some fun questions so you can get to know me a little better: 1. What books and / or authors are most inspiring to you as a writer? It’s...

Thanks so much to Stephanie Kelley for inviting me to be a part of this blog tour! Go read her blog post for the tour. It was fun to get...

I am so excited. My post today is an author interview with YA author Natalie Whipple. Natalie’s debut novel, TRANSPARENT, came out this...

This is not a formal review. I don’t do those. I just read books, and then I think about them a lot and then, sometimes, if I’m feeling...

Writing along. Loving every minute. Delighted by my characters, my story, my dialog. So excited to finish my novel on May 6th. 80,000...

I’ve had people ask recently how I’ve gotten so consistent with my writing. This has not always been the case. The first few writing...

I’m a writer because I am a reader. I love books. I love the escape, the entertainment, the new worlds, and the messages. Most of all, I...

I think outlining is hard. I said it. I need it, but it ties me up in knots. I’m about 40,000 words into my WIP and I’m still taking...

Writing fiction is interesting. You want to tell a satisfying story. You can only do this if you can create a satisfying arc for your...

A writing friend commented on Facebook the other day that she had so much left to do on her book. I made the offhanded comment that we...

Fair warning: You are about to embark on reading the longest blog post of my bloggerly life. It may bore you. If you don’t care about how...

I’m starting to think of books as romances. Love affairs. Starting a new book is like a new romance. You’re all tingly-twirly with...

Listening to playtime with my seven-year-old daughter and her cousin today was revealing. They were pretending to be artists. Great...

…or it can send you into a dark place of despair where no writing occurs. But it’s your choice. At least that’s what I’m telling myself....

I’ve got a nine-week-old baby. Only nine weeks, and he pretty much insists on being held every minute of every day. There is a little...