THE ONE ABOUT NANOWRIMO

THE ONE ABOUT NANOWRIMO

Hello, lovelies! We’re in the middle of November, which means I’m deep in the National Novel Writing Month trenches! Dude, Say What? National Novel Writing Month (or: NaNoWriMo or NaNo) spans the entire month of November. It’s an annual online event, in which writers...
THE ONE ABOUT THE WRITING CAVE

THE ONE ABOUT THE WRITING CAVE

I’ve always had this strange fascination with other writers’ workspaces. What do they look like? Where are they? How do they contribute to creating magic on the page? If I try to copy the life of author so and so, perhaps I will be successful too?  Or maybe it’s...
THE ONE ABOUT PINTEREST: A LOVE STORY

THE ONE ABOUT PINTEREST: A LOVE STORY

Oh, Pinterest, how I adore thee!  I know, I know…Pinterest is one of the MANY social platforms out there, and it’s been out there for a while. Still, I would like to profess my undying love for it, because: It. Is. Awesome! I can get sucked...
THE ONE ABOUT FEAR AND BRAVERY

THE ONE ABOUT FEAR AND BRAVERY

Writing scares me. I love it, but it scares me. It’s an unpredictable, humbling monster-thingy that haunts me in my dreams. The writing part of writing is not so bad. I park my butt behind my computer and start typing. Sometimes the words flow. Sometimes they bleed...
THE ONE ABOUT THE CREEPY F*CKER GHOST

THE ONE ABOUT THE CREEPY F*CKER GHOST

Time for another writing-related post! This time, I’d like to share a bit more about THE most helpful thing I’ve learned about writing characters: the ghost. Nope, I’m not talking about the transparent dude lurking around the local cemetery. I’m talking about...
THE ONE ABOUT NOTEBOOKS

THE ONE ABOUT NOTEBOOKS

Let’s talk notebooks! One of the perks of being a writer is that I always seem to have a good excuse for buying new notebooks. New project? New notebook! Yay! I’ve tried many different kinds of notebooks: cheap, expensive, ruled, unruled, hardcover, softcover,...