Dec 30, 2014 | The Writing Life
My sweet friend Kyla and one lucky hedgehog. You never have to tell me what I didn’t accomplish. Manuscripts left unfinished, closets unorganized, kickboxing classes skipped…I swear there’s a constant tally of my failures running through my brain....
Dec 16, 2014 | The Writing Life
Happy holidays, Dear Readers! The lovely Samantha Dunway Bryant asked me to share five secrets about myself in a blog post. Some of these will be more secret than others, but here goes…. 1) In honour of the holiday season, let’s start here. I hate...
Dec 10, 2014 | The Writing Life
I’ve lived with three cats for a while now. You might say I’m a crazy cat lady in training, and I’m fine with that. If I wasn’t limited by budget, time, and space, I’d probably have a few bunnies, a huge aquarium, a parrot, and a hedgehog...
Dec 9, 2014 | The Writing Life
Have you heard of Zoe Sugg? This British fashion, beauty, and lifestyle vlogger has earned quite the impressive following. At only 24 years old, she has 2.62 million followers on Twitter and over 6.5 million subscribers on YouTube. In spite of this success, a lot of...
Dec 3, 2014 | The Writing Life
The frantic writing sessions. The cheering. The constant accountability. The camaraderie. It’s over. Another NaNoWriMo has come and gone, leaving me strangely bereft. I miss it. I’m a freak of nature, according to the Internet–an extroverted writer....
Dec 2, 2014 | The Writing Life
There’s one writing myth I have to lay to rest, once and for all. I never thought I’d have to. Dean Wesley Smith covered this beautifully a long time ago, but every time I turn around, there it is again. If you create something quickly, it...
