After weeks of learning to outline a story, I'm finally into the writing of it, and let me tell you, it's WAY harder than pantsing. I've heard over and over that plotting a book is the absolute easiest way to write and so I mostly expected once I had an outline for the story that … Continue reading I’m Writing Again
Building on what I talked about last week, community is essential to grow your writing. Why? Others look at your work with a different eye than you do and so can spot problemsWhen we write and then edit our work, it's hard to see problem spots for the simple reason that we don't know what … Continue reading Writing Tip: Community
As long as we're talking about kids and parenting, can I get a little more personal here? As I continue on my course of pursuing authordom, I find that I am more observant of the world around me. I'm always looking for that interesting little thing to add to my story to make it come … Continue reading It’s the little things…and the big surprises
I've spent a bit of time talking about community this week already and I want to talk just a little more about it. The idea of building a community can sometimes feel as overwhelming as trying to build your own house without any construction experience! For most of my life, I have felt like an … Continue reading Discovering the community around me
