While I don’t advise everyone to track their daily word count, for me it has been enlightening. With the exception of the times when I take a deliberate break from writing, such as what I’m doing the rest of this month to catch up on to do list things, it...
Writing to me is more than putting words on the page. When I sit down to tell stories, I’m writing from the heart, from worlds that I want to live in and explore (unicorns!), and often from my most sacred ideals and beliefs. It’s why I’m so focused...
The publishing industry has always been one of constant change. Having been a published author for over twenty years, I can tell you that. Publishers rising and falling. New trends. Heck, I even remember when ebooks were new and you no longer had to explain to people...
When you consult your to do app, the next item on the list is “write” and often there’s a word count attached. You open the file. You try to write, but you keep getting distracted, scrolling through social media or having other projects interrupt....
The best gift for authors isn’t something that costs a lot of money. I’m not pushing you to buy any of my courses or book any sessions with me. There are no holiday discounts. That’s because the best gift you can give the author in your life is the...
I put 1125 words on my writing tracker last night, which goes by weeks, and realized those were the first words I’d written since November 2. Now it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why and even before last week’s events, I was dealing...
