What Writing Really Looks Like The first time it happened, my husband laughed.  He’d come into our bedroom one Saturday afternoon and found me lying on top of the covers, my hands folded, my eyes closed.  “Feeling okay, Jen?” he’d … Continue reading →

It’s Your Building Block of Writing (Really!) A friend once told me he didn’t believe in writer’s block. Of course I scoffed. Because of course it exists. I’ve lived it. That overwhelming, anxiety-ridden, sinking despair when the curser blinks, unmoving, … Continue reading →

An Abundance of Hope Starved for time? Not enough money to quit your job to write? Fearful you won’t come up with an idea for your next scene? Think it would be so much easier to throw in the proverbial … Continue reading →

Too Much Writing Help? Doesn’t it feel, sometimes, like there are more books, blogs, posts, videos, seminars, webinars and workshops about writing than there are actual books?  And yes, I see the irony of adding one more post to one more … Continue reading →

Does My Writing Actually Make a Difference? We are at the mercy of the world. If we didn’t know that before, COVID has reinforced the message very, very clearly. But the pandemic also reminded us what we can do, what is in our control—like … Continue reading →

You Are Who You Say You Are I identify as a woman. When I’m alone in my house, I still identify as a woman. When I step out my front door, I am fortunate that because my gender identity is … Continue reading →

The Whirligig of Time Let’s say you want some homemade chocolate chip cookies. Do you happen to find them around the house? Or do you make them? Let’s say you want to write. Do you happen to find the time in your … Continue reading →

The Same… Only Different Walt Disney World in Florida has an average annual attendance of more than 58 million visitors (before COVID). Have you been? I’ve had the chance to go dozens of times—most of them when I was 12 … Continue reading →

Carve Out Your Own Space Doesn’t the “Publishing Industry” sound like one giant behemoth? As if there is one god-like boss at the pinnacle and then a steep hierarchy of editors, agents and publicists? And at the bottom, desperately clawing … Continue reading →

Writing Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint Ever run a marathon? Yeah, me neither. (And yay for you if you have, you crazy person!) But to me, writing a book feels like I have. The exciting idea to tackle this goal. … Continue reading →