Last month, I blogged about why I think social media is bad for our writing, and it had several positive responses. Social media is a...

Pacing: discussed more often than understood.

When it comes to pacing a novel, the first thing most of us think of is overall pacing....

Hello, my dearest reader. I hope you're doing well. I'm writing this from my bed –as I do almost everything from my bed, ps: don't...

If you’re new to fiction, writing dialogue can be a bit daunting at first. And while some people may have a natural ear for...

If you’re anything like me, you dove head first into a reading goal without a single thought beyond, “That sounds like a good...

Last December, I started rewriting a halfway-abandoned story. But when I reread it, I realized that something was off. I ended up...

Whether you’re a beginner, tentative about dipping into writing, or an experienced writer, looking to learn and grow your...

In mid 2021, after spending six months working on a sixteen page capstone paper for my degree, I took a writing break – just until...

Have you ever been so horrified to know what other people are doing, but somehow you can't stop watching them? Your finger crosses the...

“A horrible first draft is better than a blank page.”

Not according to that little voice in my head that tells me anything...

Writing is a time machine, right? So, when you receive this, I will be dead.

Just kidding.

I will be alive, but hopefully, I will not be...

I am unembarrassed to say that I have seen every single Scooby Doo movie, special, and show at least twice. If it’s currently...