Sustaining a Story
Thoughts on Sustaining a Story First thought: It’s such a clever/great/amazing/ fun idea for a story! Second thought: I need to write it down. Third thought: I’ll just start with…
FINDING YOUR WRITING COMMUNITY
Do You Know Where Your Writing Community Is? It’s Con Season for me. A busy time. In the past few weeks, I have attended two Science Fiction Fantasy Conventions (MileHi…
Characters, Tension, and Being Bitten
Connecting the dots between characters, tension, and being bitten. Sounds like a stretch, I know. But my writing brain can’t help itself. A week ago, last Friday, our cat was…
Writing Emotion That Cuts Deep
I know a little bit about writing emotion that cuts deep. Most authors do. How can we not? When I tell people I am a writer, I get the usual…
LISTENING AND FOLLOWING
LISTENING AND FOLLOWING* If you listen to your own voice unknown friends will come and find you. –Carl Jung The Voices in My Head People often ask me where my…