I did it! I finished the first draft of my current project. Thank you very much NaNo!I'm so so so relieved. If you were to ask me last July if I would even have written this book, I would have told you NO WAY. It's beyond me. Too hard to write. Too different than what...
I have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. But this year I am thankful for my writing partners. The longer I write and the longer these girls have been a part of my life, the more I appreciate them. They have been with me through hard times in my writing...
So I'm knee deep in my current WIP and depending on the day, I'll tell you a totally different story about how I feel about it.An except from my writing journal over the past few days:Sunday- This plot is too difficult to write. Too many characters and they all have...
I’ve run 10 miles. My legs are jelly. Blisters rub against the soles of my sneakers. Sweat drips down my face, burning my eyes, and my shirt is drenched.I stumble and I fall to the ground, scraping my knees and palms against the concrete. I know I need to get up. I...
There are the everyday moments, the ones you never notice.Then there are the awful ones that wet your pillow with tears.There are the moments that fill you with precious memories.And there are moments you LIVE for.I've just had a LIVE FOR...
Recently I read a thread on a message board where authors were sharing some of their frustrations on their book sales and being able to meet their publisher's expectations.What do you think helps an author find success besides writing a really great book? Is it their...
I have been trying out something new when it comes to deciding on a new book idea. I type up a synopsis and then write up the first three chapters of the book. Then I have my CP's take a look at it. If you're like me, you have a million book ideas and they all could...
Having lived overseas for 10 years and traveled as well, I love reading books set in other countries. Lately, I'm seeing more of these types of books and I think that's due to the fact that the US is becoming more aware of the world outside of its borders. There...
As you all may have remembered, I was having a hard time sitting my butt in the chair to write last winter (see here). It's been a roller coaster of a year with moving, getting back into full time teaching, taking classes and taking all of my teaching certificate...
Today I taught imaginative narrative to my 2nd graders. Basically, it’s a formal way for saying, “Now you're going to write a really cool story!” Anyway, one of the things I talked to them about was how they needed to find their niche. The type of story that works for...