Having a friend recently ask me the rather broad "What's your creative process?" question has me reflecting more on what that process truly is and how it's evolved over the years. This morning, that reflection had me thinking about the blank page that's seemingly insurmountable for many writers (and creators in general). It's something I…
*I started writing this post months ago and then life got hectic before I could finish it. Today someone asked me about my creative process and it reminded me that this post was waiting for me to complete it. Earlier this year a friend of mine who is also an author asked me a rather…
I always feel like I need to preface any discussion of fitness and/or working out with disclaimers about not having kids, about how I do this for my mental and physical health, and so on. Fitness has become a very touchy subject for folks, so I often feel like I have to whisper about it…
I woke up this morning feeling stiff and tired and a bit grumpy. But I'd set my alarm thirty minutes earlier than normal so that I could get up and do cardio before going into work. I'm not a morning person and I don't love cardio, so you might be wondering why I didn't just…
I wasn't going to write about writing during the pandemic. I found that other writers have written far more eloquently than I could ever hope to during these times which continue to be called hard, trying, unprecedented, and a number of other words I'm tired of. It's mid-May, however, and I haven't written about writing…
It's been awhile since I've written a blog post, and that's not for lack of wanting to write a blog post, promise. I started the year with blog posts planned out through April, and then, well, life happened. I was lucky to find time to work on my WIP, let alone draft a blog post.…
For me, the end of November this year means the end of NaNoWriMo2019. And although we have a whole other week of November still to go, I've finished this draft of my romance manuscript. You might recall that I did rebel NaNo this year. I stripped back a manuscript that was almost nearly done, but…
I'm taking a break from NaNoWriMo and revising a manuscript to write about writing. If you follow me on twitter, or here, you might know that I'm doing NaNoWriMo this year, but I'm doing it 'rebel' style. This is because for several years now I've drafted a novel early in the year, and then spent…
It wouldn’t be a blog post about burnout without a reminder that I’m not a medical professional and that these posts are not meant to provide medical advice or be used as a tool for diagnosis. I’m discussing my experience with burnout and I hope that if you feel you are going through any sort…
You probably came here looking for book recommendations. Surprise! I did say I'd be sharing my experiences as a writer and reader. And let me tell you what knocked me on my ass as both : professional burnout. I'm presenting a workshop later this year at a literary conference on managing burnout as a creative.…
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