Writing Life

The Confidence Problem

I've been told for most of my life that I am a strong, confident young woman. This is not true. If I appear strong, it is because I am...

Author Update: Failures, Ventures, and Accomplishments

November has been a busy month! Rather than a regular blog post this week, though I have several in progress, I thought I'd give a quick...

Get Obsessed with Your Story

It is difficult to know when to put off laundry one more day so that you can get that chapter down that's been rattling around inside yo

Writing Tips: Revising vs. Editing, or How to Revise the Sh*t Out of Your Novel

Quite literally two days before I was scheduled to start revisions, I thought of a new aspect to my main character which would completely ch

Inspiration for Writers (and Everyone Else Too)

These are the things which help me to "just keep swimming" and writing my heart out. Hopefully one of them will be inspirational f

What is the Professional Writing Life REALLY Like?

If you are interested in pursuing writing as a full time job, here are 5 things you need to know: 1) Even the most famous and successful wri