Budget your energy, not your time
As a writer undergoing her first pregnancy (and yes, I use the word “undergoing” very intentionally), I’ve learned a few things. First,...
Coming off The Big Project
You’ve probably had at least one in your writing life. Maybe it’s the thing that made you want to start writing in the first place. It’s...
Follow-up: Evaluating your progress and fine-tuning your process
A month ago was New Year’s Day. Hopefully you have lots of good memories of that day as you celebrated with family and friends—and...
NaNoWriMo for second drafts
I’m not doing NaNoWriMo this year. I’ve tried it before and found that a thirty-day month in which I write 50,000 words is doable, but...
Figuring out revision
Welcome back! As you’ve probably noticed (either from this blog or from social media), I’ve decided to scale back my posts to once a...
