I consider myself someone whom Raymond Holt would give a curt but approving head nod to if I showed him my OneNote organization system. So, when my agent asked me to assemble a story bible for The Arkqunots Project, I thought: Pffffft. Give me 20 minutes. Narrator: It was not 20 minutes. At the time,…
Did you know that perfectionism and procrastination are two sides of the same coin? As someone who has spent a solid two decades working to overcome her strong perfectionist impulses, I’ve spent a good chunk of time reading about this silent killer of writing sessions. At its core, procrastination is all about evading discomfort. And…
I am reeling from awe. A dear friend, who beta read ALL IS WELL, recently surprised me with four postcards that she hand-painted with watercolors. With her permission, I am sharing them with you all, and I wish I could rent a Times Square billboard to show off one of the most touching gifts I’ve…
Currently, I am in throes of writing book #3, THE WITHERWOOD CHOIR, and by #3, I actually mean book #4 (because the first book I wrote, THE LAST GODDESS, absorbed its twin in the womb and popped out with two wobbly heads and a single spine while weighing in at a hefty 190k words). It…