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The Good (and not so good) About My Novel So Far
Hello everyone, and happy first day of May! April was quite the interesting month. We’ve gotten a bit of cool weather here in Texas,...
May 2, 20173 min read
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4 Writing Secrets to Win Camp Nanowrimo This April
We’re already 5 days into the month and I still can’t believe it’s already April! Time seems to be passing by faster and faster these...
Apr 6, 20173 min read
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What I Keep on my Nanowrimo Writing Desk
I can’t believe it’s already November, and yet I’m so excited for this month to finally be here! Even though my birthday is at the end of...
Nov 2, 20163 min read
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5 Ways to Develop Stronger Characters for Your Novel
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the secret to a great story is well developed characters. Sure, we might find entertainment in...
Oct 17, 20164 min read
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Why Writing a Novel is Like Being in a Serious Relationship
I’ve been on my novel writing journey for about a year now, and the experience has taught me a lot about what it really means to write a...
Jul 20, 20163 min read
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How I’m Surviving Camp Nanowrimo
Remember the days when Nanowrimo was just a thing we did each November? When we put off our writing projects for months because we knew...
Jul 6, 20164 min read
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How to Create Emotionally Charged Stories
I finished reading Me Before You recently - also known as the new movie everyone is talking about (see the trailer here if you haven't, I...
May 25, 20163 min read
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Writing Schedules vs. Word Count Goals (A Camp Nanowrimo Update)
It's the end of April, which means it's time for my promised Camp Nanowrimo update. First, the good news: less than one week into Camp...
Apr 29, 20162 min read
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What My Favorite Characters Taught Me About Writing
My life is slowly but surely starting to become consumed with Camp Nanowrimo and the madness that comes with it. That of course means...
Apr 6, 20162 min read
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Camp Nanowrimo and the T-shirt I've Been Living in
Yup, it’s April. As in, we’re over 25% done with the year, April. Is it just me, or does life seem to go by a lot quicker when you’re not...
Apr 4, 20162 min read
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How to be a Better (Blog) Writer
The blog world is filled with tips on how to grow your blog's following, enhance your social media strategy, and even take better...
Mar 9, 20162 min read
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Favorite Articles (on writing, sex appeal and being an introvert)
I did one of these posts quite a few months ago and I'm not sure why I've waited so long to do another one. I'm a bit of an...
Mar 7, 20163 min read
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Nanowrimo Update
We're now 11 days into Nanowrimo, so it seems like the perfect time to share an update about how it's going. First the bad news: I am...
Nov 12, 20152 min read
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How I'm Prepping for Nanowrimo
It feels like only yesterday that I was starting to map out my novel and wishing Nanowrimo wasn't so far away so I'd have an excuse to...
Oct 23, 20153 min read
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My Favorite Writing Tips
As I've mentioned a few times before, I'm starting to write a novel for the first time in years! I technically wrote one back in my...
Aug 31, 20154 min read
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My Favorite Characters
One thing I love about movies and books and TV is the ability that characters have to become a good friend you can come back to over and...
Jul 14, 20154 min read
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10 Tips to Beat Writer's Block for Good
Now that I've been writing fiction again I've become reacquainted with an old, not-so-good friend: writer's block. It's probably the...
May 26, 20152 min read
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On Keeping Things Private, and Being Misunderstood
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been analyzing why I keep so much inside. Why I don’t share my desires with others most of the time, and...
Mar 3, 20153 min read
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