It's actually a complete coincidence that The Myrtle, my romantic comedy about a tree that comes to life, is coming out on Arbor Day but it's too perfect so I'm certainly not mad about it! Check it out today in eBook and Paperback wherever such things are sold! The...
Whenever I adapt something, people always ask me what it was that I loved about the original that made me adapt it and, 9 times out of 10, I don't adapt something because I love it but rather because I absolutely hate it and want to fix it. But this was not the case...
It's a good Friday! (Sorry, I couldn't help myself!) Why? Because The Fourth Orange (one act edition) is officially available in paperback and eBook today just about everywhere books are sold. It's a funny family friendly one act fairy tale with majority female roles...
So with the theatre industry largely imploding and productions being canceled right and left. It's incredibly disappointing for all performers and everyone else who works behind the scenes to get a show up. My heart breaks for everyone who was so excited to put on a...
Writing by hand There's something about taking a favorite pen and a pretty notebook and just letting the words pour out. It's an almost magical process where ideas can flow directly through your hand through the satisfying physical sensation of ink on paper. Or so...
Happy new years, friends! Is it just me or has this year simultaneously been flying by and also felt it's already been at least five years long? Have you managed to wrap your head around the whole 2020 thing yet? I still can’t write it without feeling like I should...
Everything has been a bit bananas over here (Why must kids get sick so often? Why???) and I'm a bit behind on the blog. While I try to get my feet back under me, I'm turning the blog over to Reedsy's Thao Nguyen today for a great guest post on starting a writing habit...
In a few days, we'll be celebrating New Year's Eve 2019 which marks not just the end of the year but also the decade. Social media has been abuzz for weeks with the twin takes of "Make a list of what you accomplished in the last 10 years!" and "Listing your...
Write for the job you want, not the one you have There's an expression that says, "Dress for the job you want, not the job you have," and it applies well to your writing life. Even though you're just starting out, you likely know where you ultimately want to be. You...
NaNoWriMo is nearly over. Only 8 days until this whole wild challenge is behind us and we’re swept up in the holiday chaos that accelerates us all into the end of the year. I know some of you have already reached or even surpassed 50,000 words and I want you to know...
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