Why Do We Avoid Doing Things We Enjoy?
What stops us from doing something we say we love? Why don’t we write more, dance more, create more?
What Does Saving a Cat and being a Pantser Have to Do with Writing? Everything.
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel. Read it. Mark it up. Treasure it. It’s amazing whether you’re a panster or a plotter or a plantser.
Novel Backstory: Tristana Part 2 (The First Date)
Will they get along or will it be a total train smash? Part 2 of the Tristana and Patrick backstory of my upcoming novel.
The Self-Imposed Rollercoaster Ride
I tortured myself and took a very scary ride, all because of a sliver of text and my own imposter syndrome.
Novel Backstory: Finn Hanes
Yet another character backstory for the novel I am writing. Finn is going against the grain of his kind, but loves books too much to ignore his passion.
I am not a Word Waitress
The lovely and funny straight shooting Terri Trespicio gave a writing workshop last week using the Gateless method and it was amazing! We started with a brief meditation, she provided a word prompt and then we had 10 minutes to write about her prompt. I don’t think I’ve ever been that honest before in a 10 minute writing exercise – I may even post it here, if I get brave enough. My favorite thing she said about writing is: as an author, you “are not a word waitress.” You aren’t… Read More »I am not a Word Waitress