My word for the new year is persevere. I plan to continue on my current path and continue steadfastly with my writing and publication goals.
inspiration
Reading While Writing
The first few years that I was writing, I was convinced that if I read novels while actively writing my own, the styles of those already-published novels would somehow leak into my writing, making it unauthentic. I saved reading as a reward for completing drafts and would binge for several weeks, gobbling up the stories I’d …
Bonus Day
Today, on this Leap Day—this BONUS DAY—I challenge you to start the thing for which you never seem to have the time.