I spent the wee hours this morning figuring out what cars my characters all drive. It seems like a silly thing. I almost felt like I was wasting precious writing time, browsing the internet for images of various cars, but the truth is, these little … [Continue reading] about What My Characters Drive
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Developing My Platform
I need to publish more short fiction. Everyone is always saying that you need to get published in literary journals if you want to prove to potential agents/publishers/audiences that you are worth reading. You have to build your platform. This is … [Continue reading] about Developing My Platform
Feeling the Fitness
On Thanksgiving I sat down, after the craziness of the day had passed, and took advantage of a quiet moment to write our family’s holiday card – you know, the letter that will be tucked in with the cute little card of the kids doing fun stuff over … [Continue reading] about Feeling the Fitness
One Hippo, All Alone
There's a kid's book called "Hippos Go Berserk," by Sandra Boynton. It's a favorite around our house. For those of you who don't know this little gem, allow me to share. It starts out with a drawing of a hippo, sitting at a table all by his (her?) … [Continue reading] about One Hippo, All Alone
I will not call it done just because I’m tired of working on it
I went back and looked at what I wrote on my day of writing, and you know what? It's not all bad. The thing I really have to let go of are these self-imposed deadlines. I've taken on the noble challenge of writing a novel. I did not sign up to write … [Continue reading] about I will not call it done just because I’m tired of working on it
Oh, When Will This Ever End?
Yesterday was my day long writing "retreat." It was good to get a big chunk of writing time in, but somehow I had built it up in my head too much. I had this idea that I was going to be able to rewrite the entire ending of my story, all in one … [Continue reading] about Oh, When Will This Ever End?
Rock Lake Writers Day-Long Retreat
Doesn't that sound official? As it turns out, most applications for writing grants or residencies ask you what writing organizations you belong to. Well, my writing group has been meeting for two and a half years now. We go to readings, we talk … [Continue reading] about Rock Lake Writers Day-Long Retreat