Happy July, Dreamers! In this week’s life update: I just got back two weeks ago from the amazing blessing of a vacation with two of my...

Have you ever walked into a room and thought “…I can’t write here?” I’m a mover. I always like to visit people and places. I also love...

Show of hands if you feel this: one of the hardest things to balance in life is the relationship between writing and eating. A lot of...

O thou typo, small and crafty Surviving every single drafty How you make it through each round – a mystery What we share – a violent...

One of the big advantages of editing a bunch of my stories back to back is the ability to see what my recurring elements are – personal...

I decided to do something a little different for the blog this month: I’ll be posting on Thursdays instead of Sundays and including...

Heads up, readers! MARCH 2019 WILL SEE THE PUBLICATION OF MY DEBUT NOVEL, THE CHAOS CIRCUS! I have been so excited to share this news for...

Wouldn’t it be awesome if there was a cut-and-dry rulebook that writers could follow in order to produce the perfect product? As a...

For many writers, drafting is the easier part. Revising can seem daunting to the extreme. Once you’ve got the words on the page, how do...

I guess writing a blog post about it makes it official – after months of consideration, lots of prayer, and deep discussions with my...

Before y’all blow up my comments with “BUT YOU DON’T KNOW MY DRAFT,” hear me out. I’ve been very nervously creeping toward editing My...

Switching things up a bit as I prepare to head out of town for a weekend with family and friends: for this blog, I want to talk to you...

It’s a common struggle among most writers I’ve talked to that we all feel like we start to repeat our characters across projects. Not a...

For the longest time, I had no idea there was a difference between a critique partner (CP) and beta reader (BR) in the writing field. I...

Deviating slightly from my usual fare, I’m going to out myself as a huge movie fan by using the medium of visual storytelling to make the...

I’ve been doing a lot more delving into romantic subplots in writing lately. It used to terrify me because I was afraid of “getting it...

With my first foray into the querying process starting back in April of this year, I tried to go in with an open mind – whatever...

So I know I’m outing myself as late to the party, but I was actually not familiar with the difference between a query letter and a...

Y’all, I am so excited to bring you this week’s special Blog Post! Not only did I find a new book series to love while on my drafting...

Happy Father’s Day! Last month, I did a post on the importance of fictional mothers, including some questions for writers to ponder about...