Author, Nerd, and Oxford Comma Fan
After participating in NaNoWriMo twelve (thirteen??) times, I was thrilled at the opportunity to write a blog post as part of their NaNo Guest series. When it comes to pantsing a novel, I’ve got that down to an art. But, …
Here we are, Round 3 of Writer In Motion 2021. Last year’s WIM was my first CP experience. The terror. Yikes. Okay, so this year was much easier to just click send on that CP message. There was still the …
Here we are, the second week! You’ve seen my ultra-messy, write-until-words-stop, what-even-is-plot-anyway?! post. That was then. This is now. And now… Well, now we’re cooking but we’re still missing some ingredients. Or something. I don’t know, please don’t judge me, …
Writer in Motion is a writing project that shows how a short story progresses “from prompt to polished,” and the rule is that the first draft is posted as a first draft. No editing allowed. I struggle with sharing work …
I joined the Reedsy Live “Crafting a Novel Opening” workshop—and took terrible notes because it was such an engaging workshop! Check out the replay, then read my opening lines and first paragraph first draft below: First Lines Brainstorm: Rescuing maidens …
Reedsy has some fab live video workshops. I recently attended the “Writing Strong Descriptions” workshop (view the replay). Some of my big takeaways include: Power is in the word choice. Especially in the nouns and verbs. Be minimal with modifiers. …
I did a thing! I entered a short story contest. Woohoo, go me! I’m not a short story writer (I’m way too wordy, have you noticed?) But after chilling with the Writer in Motion crew, I picked up a few …
I pitched/wrote/polished/published a guest blog post on the Scribbler Blog all about SEO for indie or self-published authors. Give it a peek to get tips on how to implement an SEO strategy for your author website or blog, how to …
I’m a writer, not a sharer. I scribble down my ideas, then tuck them away in a file, drawer, notebook, folder somewhere. Never to be seen by anyone but me. Especially not a first draft. If I know something will …
I’m thrilled with the help my assigned editor, Tyler, provided to clean up my story. I had loose ends and wayward sentences galore, but they were able to point me in exactly the right direction to clear things up. Adding …