Volunteering
In one of my books, there's something called a Volunteer Year. Technically, in this book, children become adults at the age of seventeen...
Life In A Small Town
The other day I kind of had a little surreal moment. I'd just gotten out of my car and was heading into the grocery store where I work....


World Traveler
Okay, so the title is a little misleading. I haven't traveled the world. At least, not all of this one, and not yet. I have, however,...


Currently Working On...
In a previous post, I mentioned that I am usually working on several things at once. All based upon mood or a scene that suddenly pops...
Tropes I Do/Don't Love
This is supposed to be a fun one, so I'm not going to do the extremely hard work of defining a trope, discerning it from a cliche, and...
The Ways I Fail
First of all, I need to declare that I am a procrastination queen. I am the type of person that, even though I have time available, I...


Media Influence
Writers are very subjective beings. If you find one that isn't, I'll be shocked. A lot of our ideas can come to us from anything we...


Sheets I Love
I'm not going to lie, this is going to be an entirely random post that isn't writing related in the slightest. I have no regrets. (It...
Justice Our Way
As a member of the literary community, I'm going to assume you've heard the phrase 'feminine rage' at least once. If not, let me break it...


Character Descriptions
I have a friend (Hi Tara!) ask me recently about writing character descriptions. Specifically: How do you describe people without it...