It may be summer, and you may be wondering "What ARE the norms and practices in Europe about bathing in the buff?" But this topic...

This is a followup from the previous post on how to avoid love triangles given my real life scenario. This week I was faced with...

I looked back over my blog this weekend and started some threads on this topic a while ago, but got derailed by the state of the world....

This is another crossover that I want to highlight when I hear BIPOC writers complain about ignorant reactions from editors and agents,...

Inspired by still-life Photo Credit: Maggie Malone of Netflix (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0540463/) Poor little homeless knife. Cares...

Two years ago, Charles Wachter self-published his first novel, and had a lot to share about our chat on his process, his life as a...

Sadly, this beginning of the summer update doesn't contain much writing updates, but rather all of the other things that have been going...

This is a followup from my previous blog post, and some Tweets I posted this week about a new agent networking feedback experience. My...

Recently, I started getting feedback about my new novel about the lesbian breakup. I presented an early pitch to an agent, and she...

I know. Try not to be too distracted. I will introduce you to Dragu and his story in a moment. I know he's a cutie! Good news on my...

Today I have been working on some writing exercises to show more, to practice narrative voice, and pov. On one workshop, I was able to...

This past month has been a lot. I am not sure where to start. It has been such a combination of personal drama and complexities as well...

Let me just jump in with one last minute extra for the year on the ongoing topic in my blog about the editing and publishing professional...

Let's start with a year review! First, we have reached two years of this pandemic, and while the first half of the year was isolation...

Do you like my new website design changes? I tried to make it easier to read. My post today is about a short story that's not published...

This is you: you get critiques back from groups or editors who tell you that you shifted pov in a scene, and try to drive you into close...

Not sure how to begin this post comparing other areas of life with my writing life. In writing, I have been struggling to find support,...

For the past year I found an editor who was helping coach me on the question of how do I even start to revise a novel? I've shared...

This past month has felt like these are two of the most challenging areas facing me right now as a writer. This touches on a few dynamics...

October is here! (and the best news is that no lockdown is in sight) September was big with the expected and unexpected publication of my...