Writing
Inscrutable: Ode to Monday, January 4, 2021
Monday is my favorite day of the week. Occasionally, I write it love notes.
Bigger on the Inside
I Put My Heart To Sleep
I was out of control as a teen. Raised in a relatively strict, conservative household, I had the appearance of an obedient child but inside there was a roiling mass of emotions driving choices that as I became more independent led to behaviors motivated by base human instincts: to belong, Read more…
Fangirling
Swoon With Me Over Maggie’s Prose
Maggie Stiefvater’s writing invites the reader to fill in the blanks, to strain to see what she’s painting with her word-brush, and to participate in the search to understand these characters, their choices, and what happens to them. I’m a fan.
Writing
How to weave socio-political issues into fiction: One golden rule and three tips
The golden rule: The story is king Of course the story is king! It seems obvious, but sometimes authors get off track and climb onto a soapbox. If you’ve ever written a story and received feedback that it was “too preachy”, I have a few tips that might help. (Useful Read more…
Writing
Inspiration for Writers: Weird animals, places and history
Every once in a while during my online wanderings, I find a gold mine. Atlas Obscura is a collection of weird and interesting facts (people, places, inventions, animals, discoveries), sure to spark ideas in the writer’s brain. The posts are short and usually photo-rich, and you can even have a digest Read more…
Writing
How to Know If It’s Time to Write a Novella
Novels have long been treated as the ultimate, most legitimate story form for fiction writers. Novels are still the dominant story form, but with the changes in reading tech other forms are gaining popularity. Transformation in technology over the past 20 years have created an entirely different landscape for creators Read more…