Slowing Down Means Time to Grow

Sometimes the hardest thing about writing is just finishing the dang book. I recently read an article where the author argued “If it takes you more than a year to write a book, then you’re doing it wrong.”   My boyfriend said, “You should be...

Writers, Find Your Superpower

This post originally appeared over at bluecrowpublishing.com, in a slightly different version. Caution: Excellent publishing advice ahead. A couple of weekends ago, I was pleased to be a part of the NC Writers’ Network Spring Conference in Greensboro, NC. This annual...

Writing Against Ennui

  Ever have those days where you don’t feel like doing that creative thing that you love? What happens when those days stretch into weeks? I’ve joked about having ennui, but they were only half-jokes. Okay. Scratch that. They weren’t jokes at...

Letter #5: Pushing Through

Note to readers: This post is part of a series of letters between me and my friend and author Katie Rose Guest Pryal. I publish our letters here on my blog, and she also publishes our letters on her blog. You can read all of our letters here. Check out Chasing Chaos,...