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3 Reasons You Have Writer’s Block—and How to Cure it
I don't exactly believe in writer's block. I believe writing is technically challenging and, at times, emotionally draining. In other words, I believe writing can be difficult. That's why it's called writing. What I don't believe is that a writer can be struck down by...
Planting Seeds: The Writer-Gardener
I'm a hobbyist gardener—meaning my house is overrun with succulents, most of which live in random thrift store containers. I find a lot of parallels between gardening and writing. No, I don't mean the usual schmaltz about "nurturing your writer's soul" or "planting...
My Year in Books: Juvenile January
As I mentioned in this post, one of my 2018 resolutions is to read more. Specifically, to read in a wider variety of genres. More specifically, to conquer some of the unread books that have been sitting on my bookshelf for months—nay, years! To that end, I’ve divided...
My Writing Space (or, How the Owls Took Over)
Today I’ll take you on a tour of my writing space. I blogged about this last year for RMFW, but now that we’ve bought and moved into our first home, my little writing corner has expanded into an entire writing room! The basic setup hasn’t changed much. Same $20 thrift...
How to Grow Your Writing Portfolio This Year
Now that I’m between drafts on my novel-in-progress, I’m working on some short fiction. Short fiction is fun. It lets you play around with different genres and styles, and it comes with the kind of instant gratification you just don’t get with novels. But ultimately,...
Life in the Query Trenches
For authors going the traditional publishing route, like I hope to, the first step to publication is writing and revising the book. The next step is getting a literary agent—someone to help you further polish your manuscript, submit it to publishers, and negotiate a...