The Perfect Game for Writers

For Christmas this year, Andrew gave me Once Upon a Time: The Storytelling Card Game. It’s exactly as described: a game, involving cards, where you tell stories. It’s simple and easy to learn, and each game only takes about half an hour. Once Upon a Time is based in...

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...

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...

7 Ways to Make Resolutions You’ll Actually Keep This Year

For some of us, the start of a new year is a great opportunity to reflect and plan ahead for the next 365 days. But—let’s be real—for most of us, it’s a time to make promises we don’t really intend to keep. However, I’ve found that with a little extra effort, I can...