I'm honored to be nominated for The Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. Thank you, Joleene Naylor, for the nomination. If you're not familiar with Joleene, she is a cover artist, talented photographer, blogger, and the author of the Amaranthine Series. You check check out her blog HERE. Here's how it works: Thank the giver … Continue reading The Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award
Sweet Sorrow – Tricia Drammeh
I'm doing a happy dance right now! Such an awesome review of Sweet Sorrow. Thank you, Jo!
Why Do I Blog?
Today, I read a very thought-provoking article on Ronovan Writes. He talks about remembering your reason for blogging instead of getting caught up in blog stats. His post got me thinking about why I blog and what I want to accomplish by blogging. I'll admit, there have been times I've been caught up in blog stats. … Continue reading Why Do I Blog?
Do You Love Your Book?
I love this article! I often feel guilty about my unfinished projects. As children, we’re often taught to finish what we start. In general, I think that’s good advice, but part of being a ‘good’ writer means knowing when a story isn’t working and giving ourselves permission to put it aside. I’m not saying we should give up every time a story gets tough. But if a project is no longer giving you joy and you dread sitting down in front of the computer, maybe it’s time to put the story on the back burner, at least for a while. Wonderful post!
My first book took the longest time to write because I spent a lot of time angsting over every tiny little detail of it, and backtracking all the time, although angst or not, I loved every step of the process. These days I write much faster. A couple of times though, I’ve started a story and it’s taken days just to get a paragraph down. I’m a stubborn old mule though so I generally used to try and persevere, and force myself on. Not anymore though. Even though I’m one of the write every day tribe whether you feel like it or not, and I do write every day, I don’t see any point in carrying on with writing something I don’t love just because I started it.
It got me wondering how many writers try to force themselves to write something that they really don’t want to write, thinking…
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Let’s Talk About Trigger Warnings
This is a post I've been thinking about for a while. It's about trigger warnings. When are they appropriate? And who decides what content is controversial or upsetting? I started thinking a great deal about trigger warnings when I released Sweet Sorrow a couple of weeks ago. For a while, I was on the fence about … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Trigger Warnings
All I Have to Say 