Jun 19, 2024 | On Writing
“The scariest moment is always just before you start. After that, things can only get better.” –Stephen King Getting started is sometimes the hardest part of writing. As I began book seven of my Mercy Carr series, I found myself uncharacteristically unable to begin....
Jul 27, 2022 | On Mindfulness, On Writing
Everyone always talks about how hard it is to write. And it is hard. There’s the terror of the blank page, the three steps forward, two steps back torture of plotting, the trial and error of character development—not to mention the tyranny of the impossible...
Dec 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dear Santa, I hope this finds you well and safe and enjoying your holiday prep up there at the North Pole. I’m not sure if you’re taking requests from writers during these troubled times, but I thought I’d give it a try anyway. I won’t lie. I wasn’t quite as good a...
Jun 15, 2021 | On Writing
Start with characters. “Action is character.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald Start with action. “Get your character in trouble in the first sentence and out of trouble in the last sentence.” ― Barthe DeClements Put your characters in motion. “All fiction is about people,...
