One of the most often asked questions writers get during interviews is: What is the inspiration for your story? Okay, so maybe I’m an anomaly. Maybe other authors don’t get asked that question. But I ALWAYS do! To be honest, it’s not an easy question to answer. Truly, most of my stories come from somewhere deep inside my brain, and they don’t have a whole lot of outside inspiration that I … [Read more...]
Christmas already? + Giveaway
This week I turned in final grades for my day job -- professor at a Big Ten University. I have to say the big exhale I felt as the last one was entered was fantastic. This summer I'll do a little research and developing new classes, but I plan to read and write. A lot. First up on the writing front is a Christmas novella for a collection with my friends Pepper Basham, Janine Rosche, and Teresa … [Read more...]
Living at Full Speed Ahead + Giveaway
Hello, friends. It’s been awhile since I’ve dropped in with one of my bonus Saturday posts. For those of you who don’t know, even when I don’t post, I am managing this blog in the background, making sure it is running well for all of the terrific authors who post every week. I love reading what they say every bit as much as I hope you do. Life has been a bit of a whirlwind this spring (not … [Read more...]
Changing Tides
Hi friends, I’m so happy to be back with you today. I’ve been thinking a lot about seasons lately. I heard an older song that I like the other day and in it there are a couple lines that really hit home with me: Can I sail through the changin' ocean tides?Can I handle the seasons of my life?STEVIE NICKS, FLEETWOOD MAC, 1975 As writers we know that our characters can’t stay stagnant. They … [Read more...]
What To Do After Completing a Book
I recently received an email from a writer named Payton who completed the first draft of her first book. She had a lot of great questions. Here's one: "What does your process intel after finishing that first draft? What should I do?" This is a question I actually get from a lot of new writers completing a book. Let me tackle the question by first sharing what my process is. Second, I'll finish … [Read more...]
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