Is there any better feeling than when an idea for a new book hits and you know—without a shadow of a doubt—that it’s going to be great? Proof that I made an outline with coloured post-its and everything! I’m in that place right now...
April is a big month in our house as our girls have birthdays just six days apart. When I found out my book baby was to be released in the same week as both of their birthdays, it felt like fate. All of the best things in my life arrive in April...
For most published authors, the first book they share with the world is not the first book they have written. More likely it’s their second, third or maybe even the seventh. My book in the drawer. The point is, most writers have a book in the...
I’m constantly evolving as a writer and that is never more true than the times I find myself wokring on a new outline or a tough revision instead of writing new words. That is when I turn to the collection of craft books on my shelves for help...
You never forget your first. I know that saying is more often used in reference to something else (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) but the same sentiment can also be applied to rejection letters. Recently, while sorting through boxes of papers in my home...
