It’s that time of year again…when writers all across the world take a stab at knocking out 50,000 words in thirty days. That amounts to 1,667 a day, every day, for an entire month. No simple feat. So needless to say, us writers get a little bit wonky during these hectic days of November. Expect … Continue reading
You’ve done it. Those two glorious words all writers yearn for have been typed at last: ‘THE END.’ How does it feel? Momentous, awesome, and a little bit heartbreaking? Yep. It happens to the best of us. Even though we strive so hard to get to that finish line, once we reach it part of … Continue reading
So you’re a writer. Congrats! Welcome to the loony bin! Or, perhaps you know a writer and you’re wondering why they’re always mumbling to themselves and taking notes in a little spiral bound notebook and looking completely, utterly lost inside their own head. There’s something that’s just a little off about them, but you can’t understand … Continue reading
When you make the decision to write a novel, whether it be your first or your fiftieth, there’s always this great, spine tingling sense of anticipation. What will this book be like? Will it be adventurous, romantic, thrilling, scary? Will people lose themselves while reading it, enraptured by the characters, settings, and flowing narrative? Or will it … Continue reading
Time for a moment of truth–I’ve had an addiction to books for pretty much my entire life. It started as an addiction to reading books, and now has twisted into an obsession with writing them. Either way, the written word is in my blood. It’s my life. My nearly every waking thought revolves around books I’ve … Continue reading
I realized something this weekend. Being a writer (better yet, a published author) is kind of like being an alien in a room full of normal humans. You kind of want to be asked about life on your home planet, but then again, maybe it’ll just weird everyone out and the conversation will get super … Continue reading
She Writes With Love 