Five reasons you should write by hand

Five reasons you should write by hand

by | Aug 3, 2025 | Blog, Method, Writing

How do you write? With what medium? Do you type on your laptop or write longhand? I am here to advocate for writing by hand. There are a great many advantages to doing so: 1. It’s good for your brain When you write by hand, more neurons are firing in your brain than...
Starting Right

Starting Right

by | Jul 27, 2025 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

It’s been a while since I’ve written about how to start a novel but since I’m working with a new coaching client who is going through this right now, I thought it couldn’t hurt to share what I’m doing with her. How you begin a novel very...
Why should I care? Why should you?

Why should I care? Why should you?

by | Jul 13, 2025 | Blog, Writing, Writing Craft

Rachel Toalson wrote a wonderful blog post for Writer UnBoxed. It’s about getting to the heart of your story — why you wrote it and why readers will remember it long after they finished reading it. Sometimes it’s really hard finding the heart of your story. If you...
Succeeding

Succeeding

by | Apr 13, 2025 | Blog, Business of Writing, Life, Writing

How do you know when you’ve made it? How do you know when you have succeeded? What is your definition of success? This can be with anything in your life: your marriage, your full-time job, your tennis game, whatever! But, of course, what I’m talking about right now is...
To use AI or not

To use AI or not

by | Feb 16, 2025 | Blog, Business of Writing, Method, Writing

It’s the question so many authors are struggling with—and by authors, I mean people who come up with an idea for a novel, write it without assistance except from other human beings, and then publish. There is Artificial Intelligence EVERWHERE. You’ve heard...