When I was into writing before–you know, pre- five year break–I had a backbone of steel when it came to accepting critiques. You literally could say anything to me in a critique, and as long as it was constructive I would eat it up. I LOVED critiques. I lived for them. When most writers were […]
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My current WIP, The Hostage Heart, is a story very near and dear to my heart. I have been working on it for 7 years and am currently on my 7th version of the story (I thought it was 5th, but I just checked and it’s 7th). When I say “version” I mean each story
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So I decided to participate in Julie Coulter Bellon’s JumpStart WriMo. I guess it’s technically NaNoWriMo who does a NaNoWriMo for June (since supposedly this is a better time for teacher’s to write than November…don’t you mean a better time for practically the entire world?). Well, I’m not planning on writing an entire novel in
The Hostage Heart continues to come along fantastically. I hit 100 pages a few days ago and I’m almost at 30,000 words so I am feeling great about that project! Another month and I’ll be done with the first draft for sure. Which has made me start thinking about my next project. I like to
New Project…I could really use some help! Read More »
I think the greatest challenge for me as a writer is making time to write. Because there is no such thing as finding time, especially when you are a mom. There are not enough hours in the day to accomplish everything I need to or want to or should, and there never will be again.
Have I mentioned I have two of the most adorable baby boys in the entire universe? They’re almost 6 months old now. They have stolen my heart, and my time. The fact is, most days I’d rather play with them than work on my manuscript. I waited what felt like a really long time to have
Where Novels Are Created… Read More »
I feel like one of the aspects of writing that is most challenging for me is naming characters. Sound simple, right? Wrong. A name seem to define the character. It dictates how that character behaves, acts, reacts, talks, thinks, and feels. Shakespeare was clearly trying to be ironic or cheeky or something when he said
