The Joy in Writing I have homework for you.  Go to YouTube or, if you’re old like me, unearth an old DVD of your favourite TV show or movie and search out the clips with the bloopers.  Funny, right? There’s … Continue reading →

Writing the perfect first draft Are you a perfectionist? Especially when it comes to your first draft? You won’t move on to the next scene because you know the last scene isn’t “perfect”?  Yet for us to judge “perfection” we … Continue reading →

…Including Literary Icons Harper Lee is the Pulitzer-prize winning author of To Kill A Mockingbird. I love the story of Scout and Jem and Dill and Atticus. I despaired at the tragedy of Tom Robinson and cheered at the hope inspired … Continue reading →

Support is Out There Ever watched the credits after a movie—I mean, all of the credits? Ever count the number of people involved? Ever thought about the number of person-hours that went into making the movie? Hundreds? Thousands?  Ever thought about how … Continue reading →

Writing is hard! How about a bit of support? Every Tuesday you’ll get writing encouragement in 250 words or less. The posts won’t focus so much on how to write, but how to live with writing–and enjoy it. 🙂 What … Continue reading →

We are in living in strange, unprecedented times during this global coronavirus pandemic. Our daily lives are upended and we’re faced with a new, ever-shifting reality. Staying at home has never been more urgent–but it’s not always fun and games, … Continue reading →

It’s no secret that the writing life never works out the way one intends, but knowing it and living it are two vastly different experiences. I knew getting published through a traditional publisher would be difficult; of course I was … Continue reading →

The literary agent got back to me. She liked the story and my writing, but she feels like she’s not the right agent to represent it. “That’s an awesome no!” Jennie, my book coach, says. Yeah, but it’s still a … Continue reading →

I’m not yet published, and I’ve already had my first author interview. 🙂 One of my teen beta readers, who is doing a book report project on my novel for school (!) asked if she could interview me. Victoria told … Continue reading →

It’s like I’m on vacation! I can do nothing else on my novel until the literary agent gets back to me, which could be next week or next year (ha, ha, right? 2018 is just around the corner, right ? … Continue reading →