In These Times

In These Times

When life gets difficult, it’s especially important that we all work together to make things a little easier for those who are suffering the most. While many of us would love to go and help out in a food bank, soup kitchen, or anywhere where we think we might make a...
Keep Writing

Keep Writing

Almost every day my Facebook feed and my blog list on Feedly have new articles telling me that “it’s okay if you aren’t able to work/focus/write”. Don’t expect too much of yourself in these times. We’re all under stress so the last thing you need right now is more...
Conflict in a time of conflict

Conflict in a time of conflict

  One of the most important aspects of a novel is the conflict within it. Without conflict, you might have a lovely little tale, but it will be boring, and little will be the keyword because it’s hard to sustain a story without conflict. There are two types of...
Writing Love in the time of Corona

Writing Love in the time of Corona

So often when I sit down to write my blog post, I struggle to find a topic to write about. This week I actually had three. Never have I had so many ideas for posts! Well, I have to be honest with you here: one idea was entirely mine, one idea I got from another blog...