Write This Down

I have been working furiously on a new novel, The Breaker, which I hope to publish later this year.  Writing is an interesting, solitary car...

There’s something to be said for taking things slowly and completing a project at a reasonable pace.   I recently finished writing a nov...

I will try to maintain this blog as long as there’s a thought in my head, but I have to be honest—writing is no longer the great creative o...

It has been approximately two years since I published my first novel.  I’m too lazy to look for specific dates, but it was June 2012 when I...

I would never presume to tell an author the right or wrong way to craft their work; I believe that whatever method works for you is the rig...

As I have stated in the past, I don't make New Year's Resolutions.  I also don't set overarching goals for myself.  I tend to fo...

I have embarked upon every author’s favorite task—editing.   Insert sarcasm here, please.   So far I have uncovered one continuity erro...

In the course of editing, revising, and prepping Heart Trouble  for publication, I completed two additional novels.   I’m either an overac...

After a two-month hiatus from writing, where my primary task was editing Heart Trouble, I have ventured forth with another novel.   The idea...

I unexpectedly finished my latest book in just under a month.  It is just a hair under 62,000 words, so that may have something to do with i...

As the editing process for my sixth novel winds down, it’s safe to say that I am burned out on the writing process.   I’m not saying I’l...

No one asked me to marry them, and I didn't play the lottery, so nothing magical happened for me today.  I'm just sitting here, edit...

Some random musings from my brain this week... Just finished reading "Looking for Alaska" by John Green.  It's interesting-...

I imagine I will wind up using the title "Reflections" for more than a few blogs since it is one of my favorite songs by The Supre...

Editing my book, as of last night.  So far it's going well, because I started in the middle rather than the beginning.  It's interes...

Last night I finished writing my third novel.   And I didn’t start writing another one.   I’m going to let this one ride for a while.   ...

I may change my mind later, but so far my least favorite part of self-publishing has been self-editing.  Earning two college degrees, suffic...

I have new-found respect for people who edit books for a living.   It's a laborious job.   Going back over my own work is fun but also d...

How much is it necessary to censor ourselves in everyday life? Clearly there are situations in which we need to maintain decorum and standar...