Hey world. It’s 6am, the clocks just changed, the election is on Tuesday, and my kid doesn’t care about the time change so I’m anxious and up! You? I’m too lazy to cook breakfast right now and the littlest person in the house is still sleeping, thank goodness, so let’s talk about workshop! (But…
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Writing while Parenting
In an earlier post I mentioned that I began writing last year when my children finally needed just a little less constant attention. As they moved out of toddlerhood I gained some mental space to devote to doing things that required actually thinking and creativity. After five years of parenthood and three years out of…
Helpful sites for writers
I’m barely keeping up with my NaNoWriMo word count today, but I wanted to write a quick post with a few websites that I have found useful while working to improve my writing. Note: I have no relationship with these sites or their creators. I just think they are worth sharing! http://www.writersedit.com Writers Edit has…
Kickoff Party and NaNo Day 2 Status Report
Last night I sprinted out of the house as soon as my husband got home (to watch the kids, not because I was running away from him) to head over to the WriterHouse for a NaNoWriMo kick off party. As you might expect, a party for writers on the first day of a month-long writing…
A House for Writers
Happy NaNoWriMo kick off day! I churned out almost 2500 words this morning so I let myself pop in to update my site. I hope everyone else who is participating is off to a great start! So, I live in the cutest little writing city on earth. Truly. Soon after I started writing, I found…
All Nano’s Eve…
One year ago today I was staring down the barrel of my first ever NaNaWriMo. It was my NaNoEve, if you will. I was in a peculiar place last fall, mentally. My youngest daughter was almost three, both of my kids were finally sleeping (yes, it did take that long), and the frantic mental hamster…
Okay, so we’re doing this!
Welcome to my brand spanking new website. I hope you enjoy poking around inside my brain while I figure out how to take the nebulous ideas that in my head and shape them into fully realized stories. Next up: How it all began.