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
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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
I have always been a hyper-organized person. At times, I have been accused of being OCD. I cannot function in a messy space, and clutter drives me bonkers. I like things perpendicular, alphabetized, and filed in chronological order. So it’s really ironic that I’ve never in my life outlined a manuscript. Last May I went
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