First Fifteen Challenge
Daily discipline has never been my strong suit. Anyone who’s ever asked me about my writing process for read an interview or post about it, knows that I am deadline…
Nancy Pearl’s Four Doors to Reading
Nancy Pearl is known in bookish circles as the Super Librarian (she even has an actual, real-life action figure). Besides being an all around awesome librarian, she has one particular theory that…
My 10 Year Writingversary
Picture it: Madison, Wisconsin, December 2013. My mom and I were traveling for her work, and while she was out doing business during the day, I hung out in Starbucks…
Essential Writing Low-Tech
Late last year I wrote about my essential writing tech (including my Alphasmart, earbuds, and Write or Die) but I need to give equal respect to the low tech side…
Essential Writing Tech
One of the most common questions I get when speaking at a signing or event is about my writing process, what a typical writing day is like for me. Or…
On the Topic of Reviews
Reviews. Love ’em, hate ’em, never read ’em. No matter your policy, they’re always causing a stir. Reviews they are critical responses (whether good or bad) to something very emotional….
The Joy of Writing
A funny thing happened yesterday when I was working on my short story for the faerie anthology… I actually enjoyed writing. This may sound strange, coming from a professional writer,…
Twists and Turns in Pantsing
As most (many? all?) of you know, I’ve been posting chapters from my unpublished chick lit novel, Eye Candy, on the blog every Friday. Rereading this book chapter by chapter…