Alrighty, so there are plenty of articles about how to plot a story. I’ve read a lot of those. A lot. I’m still learning, and I will continue to learn to make the story the best it can be. However, what are some other steps we as writers can take to take the story further? For … More Using Scapple To Plot A Story
WRITEONCON 2019 Have you ever gone to a conference and wondered ‘what if I could just do this from home?’ haha Well, there is one conference where it IS possible to attend without leaving home and thus stay in your pajamas! My favorite. I attended last year, and it was amazing! I learned so much! … More WriteOnCon 2019
These are the first words I write for 2019. It’s been a pretty relaxed day, I have done nothing but the things that I want to do, and I am glad! It’s been a while since I’ve had a day like today. The holidays are over although the holiday cheer is still around … More Writing and Beyond 2019 Here We Go
December is nearly gone! November, I can’t even remember it flew by me so quickly. I participated in NaNoWriMo as I have been doing in the last two years and I WON this year. Finally. So what was it? I finished a rough first draft of short stories that would be a companion to my … More So long December (writing updates)
Hello there *waves from couch*. It’s that time of year you guys, the holidays are practically here. I can’t believe November is almost over if you’re doing NaNoWriMo week 3 is about to start and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Oh my! The days start to run together and you’re trying to do all … More A Writer’s Care Package
In the past few months, I have been diligently revising, editing and rewriting my story through a series of drafts. There is still work that needs to be done. Each time I sit down to work I make a commitment to make it better. Each time I reread a chapter I discover how much I … More Revising, Rewriting, and Editing
Last weekend I attended the North Texas SCBWI Conference and here’s what I learned. Conferences are important to attend. You not only get to meet and chat with other writers who are at different stages in their writing journey, but there are craft and industry workshops that are super helpful. You can sign up … More North Texas SCBWI
Participating in NaNoWriMo 2016 is what truly gave me a jolt to seriously make a commitment to write every day and think about my work in progress on a daily basis. The beginning is often the hardest part long before the story even starts. Check out my NaNoWriMo blog post: How to Begin Writing Every … More How to Begin Writing Every Day
A couple of days ago I decided to write one chapter a day. Let me be clear that in the almost two years that I have been working on my manuscript I have never written one whole chapter in an entire day. Really! I’ve taken some time in between writing sometimes mid-chapter to think things … More One chapter a day
Hello again! It’s been a few sleeps since I’ve written a post. The last couple of weeks have gone by so fast I can’t believe September is upon us already. Since my last post I’ve taken a couple of writing classes online, read an amazing some amazing books and learned a lot about my writing. … More Writing Life Outside of Fiction
