A dream, a story, a journey
Starting this blog two years ago turned out to be a natural evolution of chronicling my past. I have journals from the past decade and a half that are a record of the things that have happened to me personally, the evolution of my relationships and family, and the catalog of my goals and dreams.... Continue Reading →
I am a planner. I plan the majority of what I write before I start writing. I have a general idea of who my characters are, what they are trying to accomplish, etc. I have all of this planned before hand either from notes and ideas that were sparked while I was reading a book... Continue Reading →
Last week I received a few more rejections from agencies I’ve queried. It’s exciting because each rejection is one step closer to finding the right agent to partner with. It’s important to me because I have always enjoyed the partnership that comes with working with someone who knows a thing better than I do and... Continue Reading →
Let's start with the facepalm. I had that moment where I was working, trying to figure out an issue with Scrivener that has been frustrating me for a very long time (think a year of annoyance) and I finally decided I needed to take the time to figure it out. I couldn't concentrate on the... Continue Reading →
This story. I tell you. I love to make soundtracks for the novels I'm writing and each story inspires its' own playlist. I woke up one morning this week with ideas for the playlist for TS running through my head. I grabbed my phone and created the playlist before I forgot any of the songs... Continue Reading →
I am sending out my first query letters. THIS. WEEK. This is the first step in the journey of turning my passion into my profession. Where I start sending my words out into the world and inviting people (beyond my loving husband and band of trusted critique ladies) to enter the worlds that I've created... Continue Reading →
This week I had a really difficult time coming out of the craft and getting into the writing. Not only was I working on writing/revising, I was also working on querying. I was jumping from mindset to mindset, writer one minute, editor the next, desperately trying to attain the third-party objective view of my work... Continue Reading →
For me, and I don't think I'm alone, there's a very primal reaction to anything scary or unknown. I want to throw my hands up, and push it back. Anything that threatens me or pushes me way out of my comfort zone (beyond something like, let's try this spicy dish we haven't had before, or... Continue Reading →
I have always been a night owl. Many of my Friday nights after my children are in bed and my husband and his friends are in the basement jamming away at their music, I settle myself on my couch and work. I work late into the night, usually just beyond 1:00 in the morning. For... Continue Reading →
Ok. If you've followed along with me for some time, you know my affinity for a good planner, specifically the Erin Condren LifePlanner. For my 2019-2020 year, I'm using a vertical planner for my personal planning and then a horizontal planner for my writing/business/blog planning. This is my hobby as much as a necessity for my... Continue Reading →
