Greetings on this first day of May! It finally feels like spring is in full swing! There’s a lot going on in my writing world right now (and my world in general…). I certainly feel the eager anticipation of new stories and upcoming life changes going into this month. ~ Writing Goals Last month, I …
Continue reading On Writing Goals & the Pre-Writing Process: May 2019 Update
Happy Spring from my writing desk! The picture is of a miniature replica helmet my dad brought back for me from the island of Crete. He picked it out for me because of the owls on it (owls are my favorite). I absolutely love it and think it’s quite the epic addition to my desk …
My favorite animal as a child was cats. It comes as no surprise, then, that my favorite book series as a preteen starred all feline characters: Warriors by Erin Hunter. ~ My first encounter: The first three books of the Warriors series were initially bought for my brother. However, my brother isn’t much of a …
Three years ago on this very day, I completed the first draft of Our Company of Fools, my 7th full draft to finish. It is the book I never counted on, my accident novel. I spontaneously started writing it in the airport as I waited to leave a writer’s workshop, and after some minimal plotting, …
On Tuesday, November 27, 2018, I typed the final words to the first draft of The Queen of Imagination, my slice-of-life middle grade novel exploring friendship, the adventures of childhood, and what it means to start growing up. It is the ninth book I’ve completed a full draft of. Loosely based off of my own …
Continue reading In Celebration of Finishing the Rough Draft of The Queen of Imagination
Life is messy and painful. Full of conflict and discomfort. Broken and, at times, difficult to navigate. But it’s also filled with family and friends and achievable dreams. It provides us with a purpose: living a good life. Lately, I’ve seen more of the conflict of life than the joy. Some days, it’s hard to …
When we write something, we hope that those we share it with will receive it positively. If we choose to share it in the first place, that is. More often than not, it takes a lot of convincing to get writers (myself included) to share our work with someone else, frequently because we’re scared of …
