Last year, with the support of my husband, Brett, I decided to get more serious about the writing craft, which included attending writing conferences. In…
Category: Writing
Longhand Writing
At first, I wrote everything by hand out of necessity. When I was thirteen, we didn’t have smartphones or tablets. We didn’t even have palm…
Writer’s Envy: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Book
“Is there one among you who is not stripped of envy?” Alma asks. “For such an one is not found guiltless.” (Alma 5:29) Every time…
NaNoWriMo: The End
At the end of October, I announced that I was participating in National Novel Writing Month. Last Friday, November 29, I passed 50,000 words and…
NaNoWriMo: The Beginning
I did it. I made the decision and I’m not turning back. I signed up and I will hold myself accountable. This year, I will…
Writing the Best Book I Have Ever Read
Originally Published October 2017 Have you ever read a book and thought, “It was good, but I wish this part had been different”? (This, of…
The Roughness of Drafts
Originally Published February 2018 When I first started writing novels, I loved the rough draft process. It was a chance to exercise creativity and imagine…
Writing Fantasy
As a teenager, I wasn’t really interested in fantasy stories. I read two or three Anne McCaffrey books in junior high because one was required…
What I Write
“Besides a couple of scenes of sensuality, this is a great book.” “There’s some profanity, but this is a good book overall.” I hear comments…