Mining Your Life and Work for Stories and Content

Mining Your Life and Work for Stories and Content

by | Jul 9, 2023 | Blog, Method, Writing

How often have you been asked where you get your ideas for your book? I think every author gets asked that question—a lot! But how do you answer? With a story of your own? (I was riding the subway and it just came to me.”) Or do you avoid answering all together? So...
Getting Out of My Own Head

Getting Out of My Own Head

by | Jun 4, 2023 | Blog, Life, Writing

I’m a Taurus. If you believe in astrology that’s going to explain everything I’m about to write very succinctly. I have a great deal of trouble letting go of things that happen. I go over them again and again in my head. Sometimes it’s a good thing, but more often...
A glance at my writer’s bookshelf

A glance at my writer’s bookshelf

by | May 28, 2023 | Blog, Writing, Writing Craft

We all need some help now and then. And we all need guidance on how to do this crazy thing we call “writing a novel”. I’ve found incredible inspiration and learned so many lessons from the books on my writer’s bookshelf. Here are some...
Getting Through Writing Anxiety

Getting Through Writing Anxiety

by | May 19, 2023 | Blog, Life, Writing

I am not a very self-confident person. I suffer from imposter syndrome and have forever. The more I do, the more I suffer. When I was merely a writer and mom, I worried that I was failing at both. When self-publishing became a Thing, I added formatting to my business...
Your Character’s Wound

Your Character’s Wound

by | May 14, 2023 | Blog, Writing, Writing Craft

I was so surprised last week when I realized that I had never written about a character’s wounds! I learned about this concept from Michael Hauge who speaks about character wounds in his incredible talk on “The Hero’s Two Journeys”.  The...