…Is Writing You have a stack of books in front of you, non-fiction, maybe, for a heap of research you intend to do for your novel. Your computer is flush with open tabs on a plethora of websites, also for … Continue reading →

The Pen Gremlin There’s a voice in my head I call the Pen Gremlin, a ball of anxiety that’s related to my Inner Critic (whom I’ve renamed my “Outer Critic” as a reminder that I’d never say to anyone else … Continue reading →

You Can Still Keep the Faith There are times in our writing lives when not only do we feel discouraged, but we may feel like people around us are alsodiscouraging us. It may not be their intent; they may simply make a joke … Continue reading →

Your Imagination Writing is hard, absolutely, but it’s also fun, right? Otherwise we wouldn’t put ourselves through such angst. 🙂 But when we’re in the thick of self-doubt, it can be hard to remember why we started in the first place. … Continue reading →

We Believe In You! “I can’t do it,” my daughters would occasionally say about a school assignment. Frustration and anger and self-doubt would roil throughout our house.  Of course they could do the work—they always did—but in the moment, it … Continue reading →