NaNoWriMo Inspo

Tell a story. It doesn’t have to be full of pretty prose. It doesn’t have to have a happy ending. It just needs some character, conflict, and resolution... Oh, and....50,000 words. 😉 To all my fellow writers out there - keep up the good work!! NaNoWriMo on!

You can make anything…

It's National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), also known as the most writerly time of the year. For those of you who don't know, it's when many people challenge themselves to write a 50,000 word novel in a single month. Now, you might be thinking - what would I write? I believe that everyone has at …

a writer’s call

I’m not sure what kind of writer I am - my style or my genre. I know I’ll always need to work on the “show and not tell.” I know my grammar isn’t perfect and I know my prose isn’t always clean. But I also know this - I can break your heart on paper …

word doodle

Fellow writers, I have a question - Do you ever wish you could write in the margins of a notebook or on a piece of paper while talking on the phone (or in a mindless meeting)....like you would doodle 3d boxes, flowers, hearts, and spirals?  Do you wish you could essentially doodle words? I don't …

quotable “you can’t go back…”

In keeping with the traditions of the NaNoWriMo season, I've a quote for you that can be applied to the herculean task of writing 50,000 words in one month... or, more generally - to life.  🙂 "You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." - …

Quotable Thursday: “All you have to do is write one true sentence”

In honor of National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo as it is otherwise known, I'm posting a quote from Hemingway.  These are the words he'd say to himself, when faced with writer's block or self doubt - "All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know." - …

The bee

A bee flew into my mouth the other day. Maybe my sweet talk drew him in. I felt him tumbling over my tongue, searching for purchase on my palate. But I spit him out before he had the chance to stand or to sting. I couldn’t risk the prospect of adding any bite to my …

a practice

Over the course of a writer's life, I image that the amount of writing can ebb and flow like the tide.  It's easy to fall into this trap.  Life and responsibilities can easily take over even the most well-intentioned  (but undisciplined) writer's life. Clearly, I'm talking about myself here. I've gone through periods of time …

Guest Post on Viral Blues by C.S. Boyack

I recently invited my friend and author C.S. Boyack, over at https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com to do a guest post for his new book "Viral Blues."  Craig is a talented author and blogger - his posts are often filled with good humor, snark, and fun, as well as great advice and ideas.  Take it away, Craig!   Thanks for …

past embarrassed

Sometimes, I get embarrassed about things that have happened months (or years) ago.  My brain conjures up an event and even now, sometime well past it on the space-time continuum, I cringe.  Ugh. As a writer, I can see my past mistakes.  I keep scores of notebooks and, believe it or not, I've had this …