Setups and Payoffs

I was over at a friend’s house, and there was a group of us sitting around […]

Revisiting a Place

Japan was amazing, and the cruise gave me the opportunity to have lots of conversations with […]

Think About the WHY

I’m back in research mode.  (Working on a non-fiction project about tea.)  I’ve been falling down […]

A Solid Premise for Your Novel

When you’re trying to sell a reader on picking up your book, the way you present […]

Wrapping Up Plot Threads and Saving Word Count

.I’m wrapping up the draft of  Book 8 in my Bean to Bar Mysteries, Vanishing into the […]

Outline Now to Save Time Later

Discovery writing can be fun, and there is a certain enticement to the idea of telling […]

Mind Mapping and Spiderwebbing Your Ideas

Sometimes I have an idea for a piece of writing (the topic for a blog post, […]

Writing Craft – Books!

Let’s talk books!  Specifically writing craft books.  As writers, wanting to improve our art is natural, […]

How to Use Story Like a Journalist for NaNoWriMo #PREPTOBER

Whether it is your first time trying to write a novel in November, or if you’re […]

Making Us Care

I’ve been talking to a lot of people lately about book openings, specifically what you need […]