In mid October, I decided to take part in the November novel writing challenge, which is an event that many writers take part in. The challenge is to write the first draft of a novel in the month of November. Though my last novel took me eleven months to write, I was confident that with […]
It’s warmer this November first. The sun is out, the clouds are soft, no wind to pierce a fragile soul. It’s warmer this November day. The ground is damp, the air is clean, my backyard’s a safe space again. It’s warmer this November night. My words are bright, my hair is down, my heart’s no […]
I haven’t made a blog post in a few weeks, and I want to talk about that. Yesterday, I wrote over two thousand words for my new novel, over a thousand words for an article I’m writing, and still managed to meet up with family for lunch, go to my writers group, and take a […]
If you look at an author’s public image, you’re most likely to see them talking about their successes and how wonderful it is to be an author, which makes sense, because nobody wants to follow someone who does nothing but complain about their chosen profession. But there is a certain set of problems and struggles […]
If you’ve been keeping up with my social media accounts, you’ll know that I was at a writers convention, because I’ve been posting about it nonstop for the last week! While I can’t even begin to write down everything I learned there, I would still love to share some of the things that stood out […]