Let’s take a peek at the cogs inside the machine and talk about why I write and how I write on Behind the Scenes Sunday! Today I’d like to talk about one of my writing rituals that I adopted during the pandemic and one that I still return to regularly, especially when I’m in a difficult spot in a project or just when I feel like treating myself: lighting candles while writing.
Category Archives: Creative Writing
Behind the Scenes Sunday
Let’s take a peek at the cogs inside the machine and talk about why I write and how I write on Behind the Scenes Sunday! Today I’d like to talk about the extremely important step of editing. You’ve written the book, a gargantuan task in and of itself, but now, now you have to take out your ‘red pen’ and go to work on it, snipping here, tucking there, and shaping it into the wonderful work of art you know it should be.
Behind the Scenes Sunday
Let’s take a peek at the cogs inside the machine and talk about why I write and how I write on Behind the Scenes Sunday! Today I’d like to talk about the self-promotion side of being an author, specifically my experiences doing convention appearances.
Behind the Scenes Sunday
Let’s take a peek at the cogs inside the machine and talk about why I write and how I write on Behind the Scenes Sunday! Today I’d like to talk about the benefits and drawbacks of writing alone and writing with others and why you might want to consider doing both from time to time!
Saturday in the Stacks
Saturday is the perfect time to wander through the stacks (that’s librarian-speak for “bookshelves”) and talk about books and the people who write them. Pull up a comfy chair and settle in, because today I want to chat about a book series that made me want to be a professional author, the In Death series by Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb.