Sampling The Buffet of Creativity and Writing
Writing to me is more than putting words on the page. When I sit down to tell stories, I’m writing from the heart, from worlds that I want to live in and explore (unicorns!), and often from my most sacred ideals and beliefs. It’s why I’m so focused...
When Mental Health Triggers Collide With Your Writing
As writers we can choose what we write and when we write. So it seems a bit odd that we would write something that triggers our mental health if we didn’t want to. And yet, that’s exactly what happens when life, publishing circumstances, or even the prose...
Disarming the “Not Enough” Trap
There’s a common thread that runs through the disappointment that comes with low sales or publisher and agent rejections. When you submit a proposal for a conference and it doesn’t get accepted or when you submit a resume for a job and you don’t get...
Regaining Writing Momentum After A Break
Maybe it’s a weekend or a vacation from work, either way you have your goal in mind and are excited to see what you can achieve. Or maybe it’s just a very ordinary day and you have a daily writing plan that…just never happens? Or there’s a...