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  • What’s New? Plenty

    Hey folks, it’s been a minute since I got caught up on here. My last post was probably in December or January when I had just completed my WIP from…

  • When Do Revisions End???

    I know I’ve been gone for a while — been working on polishing up my latest manuscript — and that is what I am here to discuss today. When will…

  • The NanoWriMo Home Stretch

    Man! I cannot believe I did it. I am only 2K away from finishing NanoWriMo. I hope to get those 2,000 words written by turkey day and then the real…

  • Meeting Your Book Halfway

    Meeting your book halfway can mean a lot of things, but in this post it means reassessing where you are after you’ve gotten this far. I just surpassed 26K in…

  • And They’re Off!

    NanoWriMo is finally here and we are off to a great start! I have a close friend taking this journey with me and I am so excited to see how…

  • Pre-Nano Jitters

    Yes, I am having them. I actually shared a few pages of the book I intend to create next month with an agent and she liked it! No pressure, right?…

  • Shot Sheeting Your WIP

    You might be wondering what I mean by shot sheeting. Well, I will tell you. Back in the day, when I was a TV reporter, we worked with the videographer…

  • Talking to Your Characters

    I don’t know about you, but I always make it a habit to talk to my characters prior to embarking on our story journey. Most of us never travel with…

  • Writing YA but Not a Teen? No Problem!

    I suppose that you, like me, write in a genre not of your own age group. If you write MG or YA, nine times out of ten you cannot claim…

  • Write to Be Seen

    I am sure you know what I am getting at when I say this – yes, it’s the old show-don’t-tell mantra. But even though I and no doubt you, have…