Do you pick a “word of the year”? For the last several years I have been participating in this new year ritual. I’m not one for resolutions or new diets or reinventing myself each January. I think that most of the time fundamental change isn’t necessary. And when it is, rarely is the new year…
It’s that time of the year again . . . gifting season! If you happen to have a writer friend on your gift list, you’ll want to check out this list of writing craft books. IMHO books always make great gifts. I definitely had a hard time choosing my top 5, and so you can…
I’m working on rewrites of The Kickline this November. It’s going better than expected. And I am already getting excited about round four. In this draft, I am focused on cutting out unnecessary scenes and characters. This story has a big cast, so if you aren’t crucial to the plot you must go. I’m finding…
“I can’t do it. I just can’t do it.” My daughter rested her head on the counter and choked out a sob. “I’m just so busy!” It was 7:05 a.m. on a Friday. She was supposed to be headed into school early for extra help with math. But she couldn’t stop crying. In that moment,…
One of the most common complaints I hear from writers is, “I don’t know how to keep my writing organized. I have all these great ideas, usually at the most inopportune times, and I don’t know how to keep track of them.” Or, “I have a zillion ideas bouncing through my brain until I sit…
4 Tips to Overcome this Imaginary Ailment I’m sorry. But it’s true. Writer’s block isn’t real. It’s all in your head. I know, I know . . . you’ve heard all your favorite authors complain about writer’s block. That feeling that they just don’t know what to write. They “literally” can’t write a word. (Is…
