I’ve always heard that for every two or so fiction books you read, you should read a writing craft book. Writing is a craft, it’s not something that you can master and then never revisit again. You need to be continually writing, reading, and learning the craft of writing. That’s why I’m excited to be […]
Wisdom Wednesday: Gail Sattler
How’s your writing week going? Are you meeting those word count goals? I’m in my pj’s, hair in a messy bun, and I still have sleep in my eye. However, my house is quiet. Two of my kiddos are still asleep, so now’s the time to get some words on the screen. It doesn’t have […]
Wisdom Wednesday: Dyane Forde
Happy Wednesday, everyone! How’s your writing goals going this week? To help push you through the rest of your week, author Dyane Forde is here this week to talk the journey you take as you write and using emotion. Thanks for joining us today, Dyane! Name: Dyane Forde Genre: General adult fantasy, speculative fiction Latest Novel: Berserker, book […]
Confession Friday: Word Count Burnout
It’s back to school time and my social media feeds are bombarded with back to school pictures. My oldest son started high school yesterday, and it was much harder than I thought to watch him leave and wait for him to come back. Of course, I cried when I dropped him off for preschool, and […]
Confession Friday: Motivation, where are you?
It’s Friday, and while I’m looking forward to the weekend, I can’t help but stare at my computer screen and my “to-do” list with a blank, unmotivated stare. Do you ever have those days? Confession time: this happens to me a lot. I know, I know, I’m cringing just typing this. But seriously, I have […]
Wisdom Wednesday: Laurean Brooks
One of my favorite things to do is curl up under my comforter, open a window, and listen to the rain. There’s just something so soothing and peaceful about hearing the rain softly hitting the earth, especially if there are still leaves on the ground. The gentle swooshing of it cascading down the window, as […]
It Finally Got Us
The past week has been rough around the Howard household. Daniel had the flu, (type A) and then gave it to me. Normally, this would be an annoying but manageable thing, but since our youngest is still in treatment for Leukemia, it became a larger concern. Our doctor told us that if anyone in the […]
Is that really what I sound like?
I’ve been asked to do two podcast interviews now, and the one thing that I just can’t get over is the sound of my voice as I’m listening to it. Do I really sound like that? LOL! In all seriousness, the podcasts are a lot of fun, once you get over the nervous jitters. This […]
