There are a lot of benefits to writing the first draft of a novel by hand. I love writing on paper. Few things spark joy in me like a brand-new spiral notebook—and that’s been true almost my whole life. Writing a novel longhand, at least for the first draft, is my personal preference. I don’t write the whole thing by
This post is basically a character goal generator. I wanted to create it because at work when we look at novel proposals at work, we’re always asking, “What’s the character goal? What’s the character motivation?” We want characters who aren’t just wandering through their lives…characters with wants and desires. When a character has a goal and motivation, there is built-in
Why am I writing about romantic things to do for your wife, husband, or partner? (Or girlfriend or boyfriend?) Well, my wedding anniversary was last Sunday, and that always makes me think about ways to be more romantic. (I’ve shared marriage advice before, but my best advice is to get in the habit of kindness and realize that very few
That’s right! It’s WIP Wednesday: the first Wednesday of the month, when I share an excerpt of a work in progress and invite you to do the same. For those of you who are new to this, here are the rules for sharing: Make your excerpt 500 words or under; otherwise, I’ll trim it. This is because I read and
“What does a hummingbird symbolize?” That’s what someone asked me after doing the animal symbolism exercise in my creative journal, The Book of Dreams Come True . I asked the person, “What do you think is the a hummingbird’s spiritual meaning?” and we had a great conversation about personal animal meanings and associations. But I realize that it’s also fun
Hi friends! Today is the official release for my self-discovery and manifestation journal, The Book of Dreams Come True. Since I’m staying very safe in these times and I can’t have a proper release day party, comment with a word or two of congratulations below…it would mean a lot to me! You can click here to buy it on Amazon
Hi friends! Once or twice a week, someone asks me how to find a literary agent. This usually comes up because at my day job in publishing, we’re only taking agented submissions, though I also get this question from writers of all kinds of genres. So I figured it was time I did a post about finding a literary agent.