A phrase I find myself using more and more in the writing community is "no gatekeeping." I'll admit, the first time I heard someone use...

Another day, another personal rejection on my favorite short story (that I've ever written, anyway. All Summer in a Day and The Lottery...

Facebook reminded me yesterday that it's been twelve years since I quit smoking. I posted about it with a note that if my quitting...

Another week, another author behaving badly toward a reviewer. You'd think, as a whole, prior incidents would act as a cautionary tale....

While I've aspired to be a writer for most of my life, I was not always a great reader. Shocking, I know, but absolutely true. I had a...

When I turned 30, I made a bunch of goals to meet before I turned 40. I wanted to, in no particular order: run a marathon learn a second...

I finished my NaNoWriMo novel 5 months ago, almost to the day. In the following weeks I was MOTIVATED. I was going to EDIT THE HELL out...

I write a lot about memories. As a subject they are intensely fascinating. For example- what is your earliest memory? Not little wisps of...

My blog has been pretty quiet this year. To be honest, I haven't had much to say about writing as I've barely done any. Most of my time...

Toward the end of last year, I felt a little (a lot) pleased with myself for all I accomplished with my writing. Last year I: created...

The first time I finished writing a novel was in 2013. I was severely manic and had been manic for months with no end in sight. Think:...

I wrote this for NaNoWriMo but it applies to all writers struggling to meet a deadline. They're tricky things, deadlines. Douglas Adams...

I recently did a podcast interview and told basically everyone I've ever met about said interview. The day it aired, I was afraid to...

The first time I attempted to write a novel during the month of November, I'd heard the term National Novel Writing Month in passing at...

Decades ago I was in a collegiate journalism program with a woman we'll call *Celia. She was a truly gifted writer. She was also one of...

Trigger warning: This post contains discussion regarding sexual assault and rape. There’s a book I bought a few years ago which is the...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, as a writer you’ve heard the famous Ernest Hemingway quote about writing. "There is nothing to...

I want to talk about mental illness and how it can affect a writing career. I have Bipolar disorder Type 1. Because if you're going to...

I am a fiercely independent person. Is it because I’m a Taurus? If you believe in astrology, yes. Is it why I’m an Enneagram type 4?...