When you’re choosing writing books to add to your personal library remember that choosing them is like choosing a friend. Instead of advocating for the writer, some books advocate for…
You're not the best writer in the world? Join the club! It’s a weird business we’re in. The more books you write, the more difficult it tends to get. I…
What I Wish I'd Known About Writing (the short version) I wish I’d known how dang hard it is. I wish I’d known how much fun I’d have. I wish…
There’s so much advice in the writing world. Much of the time, that advice wants you to make a choice: Fiction or non-fiction? Plot-driven or character-driven? Plotting or pantsing? How…
By now, you might be pretty sure your story sucks. Probably, it does. Everyone’s first draft sucks. No one’s first draft comes out the way they hoped or envisioned it…
It’s all fun and game until you reach the 2/3 point. Don’t worry. Everyone feels this way. Seriously. The first 20,000 words, you feel like…I’ll just say it, you feel…
Even if you’re a writer who is not a plotter, even if you don’t follow an outline, there may come a time when your story tilts to try and separate…
I hope I didn’t hurt your feelings. But seriously, there is actual research on creative people that indicates there are some things (like food or clothing choices) that creative people…
I love research just as much as the next writer. Actually, considering I’ve written a bunch of historicals? I probably love it more. The bane of a researcher’s work is…
My favorite point in the process? Reaching the halfway point. After that, I’m writing downhill with all the weight of the story I’ve written creating momentum behind me. If your…