It’s Spring and I Have Thoughts

by | Mar 12, 2023 | Book recs

Y’all, I am ready to emerge from hibernation as a skinny bear (which is much less cute than a pre-hibernation Fat Bear). As I write this, it’s sunny outside my kitchen window, I’ve got daffodils peeking up in my garden, and although the temperature may still say it’s...

Writing Progress, February 19, 2023

by | Feb 19, 2023 | Writing progress

Revising is a slog, y’all. When I can’t see the wordcount piling up, when some days I actually cut words, when I look at the same passages over and over again, it feels like I’m going nowhere. But looking back to where I was only a month ago, I can...

Writing Progress, January 17, 2023

by | Jan 17, 2023 | Writing progress

It’s only 17 days into the new year, and I’m already feeling the pressure. This year, I’ve got two competing priorities: writing more words and leveling up. I’ve committed to writing three new projects this year (and would love to add a fourth,...

Happy New Year!

by | Jan 8, 2023 | Book deals

I hope you enjoyed any holidays you chose to celebrate. I took a trip to see my daughter in California and celebrated missing the bomb cyclone that hit the eastern U.S. We also celebrated Hanukkah with (gasp!) an electric menorah in our hotel room. I know, it’s not...