18 Ways to Start Your Novel
For your first draft, you start your novel anywhere. For those who outline, you may have a specific reason for…
The Holiday Newsletter
I like getting holiday newsletters. They connect me with my friends and family in ways that feel special during the…
End of NaNoWriMo
For all those who wrote this November 2022, congratulations! If you made it to 50K words, you are an official…
NaNoWriMo Inspirations
It’s National Novel Writing Month! Goal: write a 50K word novel in a month. November is half over! But no…
9 Tips for Writing a First Draft Novel
I have written more than a dozen first draft novels. I’m a queen when it comes to getting a first…
IF YOU WANT TO WRITE GARDENING ARTICLES…
Expository writing—the very term sounds dull and boring. But writing non-fiction, expository articles and essays is anything but dull and…
3 Easy Ways to Amp Up the Romance in Your Writing
Photo by Blair Vermette. 3 EASY WAYS TO AMP UP THE ROMANCE IN YOUR WRITING Romance touches our hearts. It…
Your Words! Ruminations on Vocabulary
Photo by Karly Santiago on Unsplash Words are the essential tool of every writer. It’s not only writers who benefit…
5 Summer Reading Projects for Writers
Writers are readers. If you want to write better, it’s important to read more! When, Why and How Writers Read…
Pride Month – Birthday Celebration of Federico García Lorca.
Today, June 5, we celebrate the birthday of Spanish poet, playwright, and theater director, Federico García Lorca. Born in 1898,…