It’s the end of May and we’ve been jam packed full of band concerts, athletic banquets, as well as SAT and AP test support for the final push to the end of the school year coming for both our boys. It can be a hectic time, always on the go, which is why protecting aContinue reading “My Favorite Things: May 2024”
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My Favorite Things: March 24
Spring is finally springing! I am so close to sharing with you my new favorite thing…The Revision Road Map (subscribe to my newsletter to be first to know the details in the next week or so!). This tool has totally saved my revision process and I am so excited to bring it to you lovely writersContinue reading “My Favorite Things: March 24”
My Favorite Things: February 2024
It’s the end of the month, so it’s time to share a few of my favorite recommendations from February! Luckily, this month was less eventful than January. Not that it was quiet by any means– \my oldest plays snare in his school’s winter percussion group and his school hosted a large indoor winter percussion, winds,Continue reading “My Favorite Things: February 2024”
Creating Emotional Resonance in Your Novel
I posted this quote on Instagram Monday. I had just heard of the passing of someone who was dear to me and all my memories were about how that person made me feel–joyful, engaged, confident, prepared. The details of exactly how he did this or when or what we were doing at the time wereContinue reading “Creating Emotional Resonance in Your Novel”
The Goldilocks of Novel Planning
This week on Instagram, I talked about planning. I’m starting a new manuscript this week. Although “starting” is a bit of a misnomer. I am starting the physical manuscript, but I’ve been working on the story since the writing retreat I went to in October. I left that retreat with a kernel of an idea.Continue reading “The Goldilocks of Novel Planning”
My Bookshelf: Blind Turn by Cara Sue Achterberg
I was thrilled to receive a copy of Blind Turn from fellow WFWA member Cara Sue Achterberg. It was the perfect book to dive into on a cold weekend with nowhere to go (isn’t that every weekend lately? Never thought I’d actually miss those crazy weekends of kid sports and family commitments and birthday partiesContinue reading “My Bookshelf: Blind Turn by Cara Sue Achterberg”
The End
I typed the words “The End” in the middle of a page with blank space below it. No new chapters. The words were done. The story complete. Well, complete for now. Step one, rough draft? Check. Notice I call it a rough draft, not even a first draft yet (not even close). Now the hardContinue reading “The End”