Celebrating Ten Years (!!) of Blogging

Celebrating Ten Years (!!) of Blogging

by | Oct 10, 2021 | Blog, Life, Writing

On October 9, 2011, I wrote my very first blog post. It was all about how I was trying to teach myself HTML and had an absolutely horrid drawing that I drew myself (I’m not even going to link to it, and I don’t think it shows up anymore on that page because I am so...

Trying for Work/Life Balance

by | Oct 3, 2021 | Blog, Life, Writing

I may be the worst person to write about work-life balance, but I understand the concept. Over the summer there was a cute meme going around social media where a European businessperson’s out of office message reads: “Hi! I’m on holiday. Please contact me again in...
Some Thoughts for Pantsers

Some Thoughts for Pantsers

by | Sep 26, 2021 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

You’re a pantser. I get that. Life would be boring if you knew the ending of your story before you wrote it. Your characters need some space to grow and develop on the page as they’re doing in your mind. The story is unfolding under your very fingertips, you write as...
A Scene with Purpose

A Scene with Purpose

by | Sep 12, 2021 | Blog, WIP, Writing, Writing Craft

Why did you just write that scene? You know the one I mean, the one where nothing really happens, but it was nice, or it connected two other scenes where stuff does happen? Or maybe you don’t know why you wrote the scene, it was just what happened next in the story....
An Author’s Learning Is Never Done

An Author’s Learning Is Never Done

by | Sep 5, 2021 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

There’s a concept that once you’ve done something for 10,000 hours you are proficient at it. After being a professional author for over fifteen years, I’m pretty sure I’ve reached that many hours but am I proficient? Do I know how to write? Well, yes, and no. I still...