Aug 26, 2013 | The Writing Life
Home on the range. Our cabin for the week. Hello Dear Readers, Last Friday I returned from a week-long writing retreat. I rented a cabin with a long-time writing friend with no agenda other than to get words down on the page. After attending two writing retreats with...
Jul 12, 2013 | The Writing Life
I recently fell out of love with my one of my (formerly) favorite writers. It’s not me; it’s her. Yes, her books have certainly slipped in quality. Under what I suspect is a ton of pressure from her publisher, she released one of the books she wrote before...
Jun 5, 2013 | The Writing Life
The immortal Stephen King once advised writing the first draft of a new novel with the door shut, and writing the second with the door open. Writing with the door shut is one of the most difficult things for me to do. As a social person, I miss the company of other...
May 23, 2013 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
It’s human nature to expect that we’ll be happier after we reach our big goals. Happier, more content, satisfied…able to sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labour. But is that really what happens? I’ve been working with a life coach who says...
May 2, 2013 | The Writing Life
When I first started this blog, I had a plan. I wanted to start writing again and I wanted to take my love of kickboxing to the next level by fighting in the ring. I did both, but it took me longer and I encountered more challenges along the way than I ever would have...
Mar 28, 2013 | The Writing Life
I’ve been so frustrated with the process of rewriting that I decided to head on over to Dean Wesley Smith’s page to see what he’s talking about these days. He had a number of posts about rewriting, so of course I was drawn to them like a lamb to the...
