Are you asking yourself the same question as I am? How in world is any sane person supposed to fit in writing with the busy holiday season and a day …
Fanning the Spark of Your Story Idea
Every story – be it a mystery or a YA or woman’s fiction – begins with a spark, an idea that ignites an author’s imagination. Fanning that spark into a …
4 Tips for Managing Extensive Rewrites
Nothing like submitting a manuscript to my editor – and then having an idea that turns my novel upside down in a good way. That nagging “how can I do …
Finding Time To Write With A Busy Schedule
Do any of you wonder how others do it? How do they find time to write? I’m incredibly busy, as I’m sure you are; yet people are successful at writing. …
Using Body Language to Write Stronger Characters
Sometimes I look up from writing a scene at my computer and my family is watching me. One or two of them look concerned. Another one is muffling laughter behind …