worlds: if you build them, they will come
“If you build it, they will come.” We’d do well as writers to remember this famous line* from the classic movie Field of Dreams. We are birthing our characters into a world that often doesn’t evenRead More…
Tag Archives: Tiny Shadows
moments of awesome
Taking some time away from writing to devote more time to development was the best thing I could’ve done. I finally started re-writing “Tiny Shadows,” and it’s a whole different book, aRead More…
to dip or to dive: starting over after too long away
I had every good intention to write 1,000 words a day for two months, but I had so many stresses in my life at the time I made the promise to myselfRead More…
25Jun/15
abortion abortion abortion: writing about taboo topics
This weekend, my husband winced when I started telling our new friends about my work in progress, Tiny Shadows. I took it as both an insult and a compliment when he laterRead More…
NonNoWriMo
In the spirit of NaNoWriMo, I’m challenging myself to NonNoWriMo in June and July. It’s “Non” because, well, it’s not the national (or, we should say, international) event. However, Novel Writing Month(s) itRead More…
secretly plotting in precious moments of quietude
To my few but dear readers: stay tuned. I graduate in one month with an applied science degree in paralegal studies, but my true passion secretly continues to reside in creative writing. ThoughRead More…