leaps and bounds 2015 was my best writing year BY FAR. *leaps and bounds* That the year was also extremely challenging on a personal...

The other day while we were taking our evening walk, he told me about a “stupid mistake” (is there any other kind?) he’d made. Then he...

For the last week or so, I’ve been working on the novel I wrote in November during NaNoWriMo. Today I admitted to myself, that while...

As for the book itself, I’m still not sure about my title, “Plasticity.” I like it and it fits the subject matter, but it probably sells...

from Astute Graphics Today, my main character showed her character. Up to now, she’s been more self-involved and confused than anything...

Today, I could not get to The Point. I planned on writing the MC’s Fateful Decision. That point at which she makes a decision that will...

photo courtesy of practicalowl Yesterday, my MC was walking home from her job, exhausted and worried, when she suddenly decided to climb...

I’ll let you know when that day comes. I worked on the Pitch again. It’s getting closer. Still not ready to post it on the Nanowrimo...

I was surprisingly anxious about beginning, but found it neither too hard nor too easy. Maybe that’s what we call “just right?”...

In case there is anyone out there who doesn’t know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It’s an idea, a concept, a...

Canadians do not say such sentences casually. We say it with the same emotion as someone would say, “I won the lottery!” It stays cold...

So how do you come up with complex, interesting characters? Get them to talk. Engage them in conversation. Ask them questions not only...

Do not give out your first drafts. Do at least one complete revision before submitting it to someone else. Use family members with...

quantity Some people don’t want you to know this, but writing is like most things*: the more you do it, the easier it gets. Way back in...

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working draft When I became an editor for Third Person Press, I had no idea what a vast improvement being this role would make to my own...

[singlepic id=7 w=320 h=240 float=left]Getting a writing project to the completed draft stage is delightful, but there’s a downside. If...