I love to write. I always have. In the first grade, I wrote a story about a princess tiger who takes a cloud train back to the zoo. The concept was a little strange, to say the least, and the illustration, was, uh, imaginative. But if nothing else, I like to look at the homemade book to remind myself of... Continue Reading →
Ready, set, write – A few short steps to start a novel
You have it! That killer, awesome, super cool, totally-going-to-get-you-a-literary-award-and-movie-deal idea for a novel. So what are you waiting for? Get those little fingers moving. Okay, so maybe it's not that easy. We all have some pretty good story ideas. But how do you take a big, fat, fabulous idea and streamline that baby into a can't-put-it-down-or-I'll-die kind of... Continue Reading →
Finding the Write Time
Hey! Just let it go, alright? I can hear you groaning over my poor pun of a title. Whatever. The thing is, you know exactly what I'm talking about here, right? How can the not-quite-full-time novelist make more time for writing? The answer is she (or he) digs around in her day and finds a few spare... Continue Reading →