I have been involved in many “diversity in literature” discussions over the couple years, and it has been an emotional roller coaster to...

Hi everyone! It’s been a long while since my last blog post. I’ve been busy this summer with my family, my writing projects, and my...

For those of you who attended (and those of you who didn’t!), here are the links I included in the handout at my Part Time Writer, Full...

I attended a CBC Diversity event last night where a recurring theme seemed to be fear. People are afraid to publish books in case they...

Before you get any weird ideas, let me clarify that the word I’m talking about is the word “oriental,” and at the outset I want to admit...

“Where do you get your ideas?” This is one of the questions that authors dread because it comes up so frequently, pretty much every time...

My short story/flash fiction piece, “Locked In”, has been published in the latest issue of Luna Station Quarterly, an online magazine for...

All this talk on various blogs about whether or not writers should be posting negative book reviews has got me thinking about my own...

And even though I didn’t get around to the full 50k, I got a lot done. Writing a novel takes a lot more effort than just writing words on...

I’m participating in NaNoWriMo this year! The point of National Novel Writing Month is basically to take one month to write one new full...

After almost two and a half years of writing full time, I’ve finally realized that I need to write. It’s not about being published for...

I miss the good old days before the baby (writing-wise, at least). I’d roll out of bed, eat breakfast, and then write until I was...

Here’s a little writing exercise for you: Take a look at the picture above and try and describe it to yourself. Once you’ve described it...

All right, so last time we talked about characters. Today, let’s discuss plot. Here are some questions to ask yourself when watching TV...

I’ve gotten a bunch of emails about my “How to Write a Hospital Scene” guest post from writers curious about how to fix their...

Head over to  the GLA blog to check out my guest post called “How to Write a Hospital Scene in Your Novel“! Let me know what you think....

My twitter followers will have seen this link already to writing rules from famous authors, but I just can’t help sharing some of my...

I love Project Runway. Drama + high fashion + catty fighting = Awesome. But probably the most fun part about this show is watching...

So now you have a co-author and you’ve figured out how you’re going to write together, but chances are, you won’t get very far without...

Now that you’ve picked a co-author (see previous post), how exactly do you get the work done? Step 1) Create an outline What is your...