Writing a book is fun. It’s not work. Did I hear some of you groan? Let me rephrase: writing a book is more fun than…drumroll…correcting it. Actually, I shouldn’t complain about corrections, because I enjoy them. But they are work, the true work of an author. My daughter has frizzy hair that ... READ the POST
Flexing Your Mind
What does a marathon runner, a heavyweight champion, and a writer have in common? They all have to train. The brain is not a muscle, but it nonetheless needs flexing and guidance. I’m not talking about wobbling your head around or massaging your scalp; I’m talking about reading everything you can ... READ the POST
The Dry Spell
For us word junkies who get high on typing out pages of great sentences, that moment when you sit down in front of your computer and nothing comes out is an absolute nightmare. It’s the equivalent of a dry spell. The worst part is, for nearly every writer I’ve talked to, the reason behind the ... READ the POST
The Waiting Game
When you enter the world of writing, you assume that you write a book, you correct it, and then you put it out there with the help of an agent who will fawn all over your descriptions and your plot. That’s not the case. For all you new writers, the greatest piece of advice I can share with you is ... READ the POST
Addicted to Campton
I dreamt of an imaginary world 8 months ago. It was a small American town built atop limestone cliffs towering over the Atlantic Ocean with people I knew and others I didn’t. Awake, I decided to meet everyone, to walk the streets of my town, and delve into these lives that were hazy at best. I felt ... READ the POST