The other day my husband asked why I wasn’t working on one of my many novel ideas because it’s one of his favorites. I tried using facts: I don’t have an outline for it, I’ve only written one scene so far (the one that made it one of his favorites), and pointed out that I’m…
Tuesday evening I finished writing a short story in which the main character is a gay. Coincidentally, the next day Chuck Wendig published a post on his blog called DEAR GUY WHO IS MAD BECAUSE I WROTE A GAY CHARACTER IN A BOOK. I laughed out loud at his post, and while I haven’t read…
To my surprise, I did well on my first homework assignment in the “Advanced Depth” class I’m taking (through WMG Publishing). I was surprised because I procrastinated and did my homework at the last minute. Sometimes writing things when you’re in a rush is actually a good thing because you don’t have time to think…