I didn't finish my novel, but it was a conscious decision. I ended up with 29,000 words by mid- November. I was a little behind in my dai...

Here we are half way through the month! Am I half way through my book? Ahem. Not exactly. Remember how I mentioned in my last post to ant...

Last year, I thought about participating in NaNoWriMo but felt I had too much going on and didn't do it. This year, I still have a lot go...

I have mixed feelings about autumn. In some ways, I love it. The weather is beautiful, and I love fall colors and foods, but knowing it's...

Catch me with your smile. Tempt me with your eyes. Walk with me a while. Listen to my sighs. Ponder on my words. Understand my pleas. Let...

I ache, I feel, I crave to create, To pull from my soul A truth to share. But the paper is blank. And I stare, I stare. I have things to ...

Melanie hugged her pool noodle and desperately thought, Please don’t see me. Please don’t see me. Please don’t see me. After a day full o...

Here is a poem I have been working on for a Beauty and the Beast fairy tale retelling I am writing. It is rough (haven't worked out meter...

As of two weeks ago, Angie was forced to accept the fact that Benjamin did not care about toilet paper as much as she did. To be thus dis...

Ready for another running analogy? Yay! I probably love running as much as I love writing. So this past Saturday, I ran eight miles. Eigh...

...and I'm not doing it this month. Nope. I know all about it. I've read the story behind how it got started. I've seen writing sprints a...

I just attended a wonderful writers' conference at a local university. In some ways, it was like going to my first job interview. In othe...

When I decided I wanted to start writing in earnest, the first thing I started working on was a Regency romance novel. There is something...