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...

Butt-in-chair time. That’s what we’re tracking now in my writing group. It’s funny how most of us feel that when we’re immersed daily in...

Title: Just This Once Genre: Contemporary YA Word Count: 94,000 words Query: For Sydney Harrison, perfection is more than just a lofty...

So I understand I’m supposed to have a writer blog. So now I have one. And I write. Books. 🙂 Heh. Feel free to follow me on facebook....