When it rains. . .
It pours. And floods. It fills our yard and surrounds our house. The creeks rise and overflow. The newspeople call for flash floods and...
First draft. . .
The first draft never looks much like the final one. This is a fact I am learning. And its okay. It's okay that the characters change....
Fifteen and counting. . .
I have written fifteen novels. (gasp) I sat down today and counted them all. And that doesn't count all the stories I've outlined or...
Just breathe. . .
I'm not really a beach person. I never have been. I grew up an hour from the gulf coast and can count the number of times I went during...
still simmering. . .
I've been thinking through everything I learned last week. Not just the classes and interviews and networking. I learned a lot about...
Reflections on a writing conference by a writer (or someone who wants to be)
You always want to wow them. There is no way that someone who has written and published books from their home for five years could ever...