stops and starts, puppies and books

Sometimes it feels like writing flows like a river. My current book idea is not like that. Two days ago I was writing (trying to catch up on my JuNoWriMo goals) and I realized I’d made a huge mistake with my character’s motivation. And it was both exhausting and exhilarating — exhausting because I had […]

Why publishing is a lot like dating

I have been wondering how to write this post for nearly six months. In case you’re wondering why ye olde blog has been super pathetic lately, that is mainly why. A long time ago, I wrote a cryptic post that suggested I had good news. April 2013, in fact. And at the time, I thought […]