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I don’t know if this is true for other writers or not, but something strange happens to me the moment I decide to share a portion of my writing. The instant I get ready to hit send, I am able, for a few minutes, to read the passage as the recipient might read it. The…

Don’t worry, my children are safe, just in case any of you haven’t heard the phrase that inspired the title of this post. I’m not actually going to kill anyone, I promise. I pour words on the page when I write. I litter the paragraphs with descriptions, back story, and world building details that no…

Writing is a solitary pursuit. Most writers, probably the vast majority, are proud introverts, which is awesome. Some of my favorite people and most of my favorite authors are introverts. Keep on keeping on, friends. However…. I’m not a member of the introvert club. I’m an extrovert to the extreme. I love people, parties energize…

The strangest thing I’ve discovered about writing is that the more time I spend writing this book, the farther away the finish line seems. I’ve had a few people make comments recently such as, “How long have you been working on this book?” “You must be almost done, right?” or “How long does it take…

First things first- my trip to NYC was one of those rare experiences that actually lived up to every possible expectation. My daughter and I had a fantastic time at Hamilton (we missed the famous speech to Pence by one day, if you were wondering) and we did, indeed, get our backstage tour, which was…

I’m currently on a train bound for the big apple. I got lucky a few months ago and snagged two tickets to the show everyone wants to see, Hamilton!!! I decided to take my daughter with me, since she had already memorized the entire cast recording (don’t worry- I told her which words she isn’t…

Just a short post today because I actually spent my time writing rather than blogging. Hooray! I beat my daily NaNo word goal for the first time in a week. I’m still a few thousand words below par for the fifteenth day of NaNo, but it’s starting to seem like a possible dream once more….

Writing is sloooow. I am currently working on a trilogy, or a duology, depending on… well, a million factors. I’m dividing my time between three different main characters, two imaginary countries and two additional isolated communities, and three different story lines that need to converge somehow. I envy the plotters of the world, those writers…

My apologies for the lack of posts over the last few days. It has been a hard week. For me, for my friends, my community, for the country. I don’t plan to discuss politics much on this site, but I will say to anyone reading who is hurt or afraid, I will stand by you….

It is only day seven of NaNoWriMo and there is a giant wall looming in front of me. No, not that one, thank goodness, although it’s a good reminder to go vote tomorrow. I mean the writer’s block wall. I’m having one of those mornings where I write for ten minutes, check my word count,…