How do you prepare to write?

How do you prepare to write?

by | Oct 29, 2023 | Blog, Method, Writing

Writers are usually split up into two groups: Plotters and Pantsers. Plotters plot their work before they begin to write—and sometimes in such excruciating detail they’ve basically already written the book but in outline form (I once knew an author who wrote a 40 page...
The Perception of Time

The Perception of Time

by | Oct 1, 2023 | Blog, Method, Writing

There are some days when every time you look at the clock, it hardly seems to have moved at all. The day drags and just takes forever to get over with. And yet, there are other days when you’re so incredibly busy that the entire day is gone in the blink of an eye and...
Prioritizing and Organizing

Prioritizing and Organizing

by | Sep 3, 2023 | Blog, Business of Writing, Method, Writing

As I think my regular readers have figured out, I’ve recently been fooling around with a lot of software recently—organizers, to do lists, and calendar apps—all in an effort to organize my life and my writing. And then my daughter, who has begun proofreading...
The Editing Read-Through

The Editing Read-Through

by | Aug 6, 2023 | Blog, Method, WIP, Writing

How many times have a heard an author complain that they’ve read through their book at least a hundred times? I’m certain that’s an exaggeration, but honestly, how many times do you need to go through your book before it’s ready to send out to your professional...
It’s all in your head

It’s all in your head

by | Jul 30, 2023 | Blog, WIP, Writing, Writing Craft

Did what you meant to write make it to the page? When I first started writing, my husband would read my work and then ask me why I didn’t put in this or that, or he would say that he didn’t understand the characters or their motivations. I would explain that I was...