I’ve often had others ask me questions that relate to writing. How do I do this or that? What advice would you give about this thing? What do you do when faced with that? So, I thought I’d take some time this year and answer some of those questions. Hopefully you’ll find them helpful and […]
Reading Challenge Update
Reading. I love to read. Sometimes I read several books in a week, and other times it takes me a week to get through one book. It all depends on life and what else I have going on. And sometimes on the book(s) I’m reading. I don’t know if you joined the Read Another Page […]
I’m OLD!
My birthday is tomorrow. And I knew I was getting older, but I didn’t know I was THAT old! You probably got an email or an update saying I had a new blog post up. Don’t go read it. It’s really supposed to come out in a few weeks, but . . . when I […]
Six Tips to Writing More
I don’t know about you, but I’ve sometimes wished I could write more in a day. I mean I have stories that are waiting to be written, novels that need finished, and readers begging for another book! Last month was a writing month for me. Not only did I write more in a month than […]
Vacation
I think the part of my brain that creates blog posts for you all is on vacation. I’m not on vacation, but it seems to be. So, let’s just humor it today and say it’s on vacation. Where is it? Hmm, I’m guessing it’s in an old ghost town up in Montana right now. But […]
And I Quote . . .
Today I’m just going to give you a quote to think about. I’ve shared it before, but it’s worth sharing again. If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. ~Haruki Murakami What about you? Do you tend to only read what everyone else […]
Book Review – Old Ruddy’s Questions
I was asked if I wanted to read and review this book. Since I’ve really enjoyed the author’s other stories, I said yes. And I really enjoyed this story! Old Ruddy’s Questions by Courtenay Burden My rating: 4 of 5 stars This story made me think of the old writers and their slower paced stories, […]
5 Words?
Last week I challenged my readers to take the five words I gave them and write a few sentences that included those words. Oh, the creativity! Not only was this fun, but it’s a good writing exercise. And something like this might get your brain going in ways you never thought of. Here are the […]
Letter from Camp – March 2023
Dear Readers, Here I am, back at the King’s Daughters’ Writing Camp. The weather here has been nice. More spring like than winter, which I’m really enjoying. The lake is still too cold to go swimming, but maybe later in the month some brave souls will venture out into the cold waters. It’s a spring […]
Setting Your Seasons
Sometimes when you’re writing it can be hard to let your reader know what you know. Sometimes you can sense the seasons changing, but how do you let your reader know it’s no longer winter or summer? How do you get them to feel the change along with your characters? Here are a few tips […]
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