Category Archives: On Writing

Week Four of 90 Day Novel

I can’t believe it’s been a month since I started; It feels like a week. But nonetheless, I have been doing my best to stay excited. I say this because there are times I feel like I’m ready to stop all this introspection and write the story itself. But then I have to remind myselfContinueContinue reading “Week Four of 90 Day Novel”

Week three of the 90-Day Novel

So, full disclosure, I am not attacking the prompts as hard this week. My brain space is already packing for the SCBWI conference in NY, worrying about weather related flight cancelations, where the best restaurants are and what Broadway show to see while we are there. It has become increasingly difficult to focus on poorContinueContinue reading “Week three of the 90-Day Novel”

Week two of The 90-Day Novel

This entry is an example of why I am struggling to follow Al’s wonderful advise in his book, The 90-Day-Novel.  He instructs us to spend five minutes answering the five or so questions for that day (so about a minute per question), then spend 90 minutes giving thought to the outlines structure, then 30 minutesContinueContinue reading “Week two of The 90-Day Novel”

WOOP Grant

I’m thrilled to share that the opening chapters of DAMNATION have qualified for the WOOP Grant! This grant, offered to regional members of the global children’s writers and illustrators society SCBWI, must be used to further the creation of my manuscript—a challenge I’m more than ready to tackle. To push myself even harder, I’ve pickedContinueContinue reading “WOOP Grant”

So relieved!

Who here doesn’t check their email for long stretches? Common, raise your hands, I can’t be the only person who feels they are simply a catchall for spam. Yes, that’s my excuse. I hadn’t checked my author email in six months. So when my publisher called me up to say they were finally ready toContinueContinue reading “So relieved!”