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You never get a second debut novel. These are words I remember hearing at writing conferences, and from teachers in my graduate program: you don't get a second debut novel. I kind of dismissed them at the time. I mean, duh. You only get one … [Continue reading] about You Never Get A Second Debut Novel
There are stories that are entertaining, beautifully written - and entirely forgettable. The minute I'm done with them, I never think of them again. And then there are stories with emotional resonance. The ones that haunt me. My mind comes back to … [Continue reading] about Cultivating Emotional Resonance
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of joining Zibby Owens (creator of the Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books Podcast) as part of an Instagram Live series she was hosting while stuck at home (you can see the interview here). It was fun, and I'm … [Continue reading] about Present Tense As A Zoom Lens
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: writers read. Adjust accordingly. But what does it really mean to read like a writer? What do we do differently as writers browsing pages? To answer these questions, I'd like to share an excerpt … [Continue reading] about How to Read When You Want to Write Better
In July of last year I set myself a challenge to blog about Scrivener, once a week, for a whole year. I called it the 52 Weeks of Scrivener Challenge. Well, this is week 42 and I can officially say: it broke me. I'm done. I can't do any more. … [Continue reading] about A Scrivener Wrap-Up
If you've been following along with the blog, you know that, from time to time, I like to change things up. Over the course of the 10+ years I've been working on this blog, there have been a lot of changes. Some have been gradual, like shifting … [Continue reading] about Changes Afoot