I recently completed working on my second completed novel, Never Say Never. As I prepared to pitch, I asked my buddy/little sister/co-editor/beta reader person, Megan …
On Friendship
Friendship is about giggling together about stupid stuff. It’s calling someone and saying, “This person treated me mean,” and having your friend answer with a …
Craft Quest Episode 1: Making it All Up
Last night, my fellow Inkwell Council member Megan Manzano and I guest starred on Craft Quest’s debut episode, where we discussed outlines and story beginnings …
Losing Our Heroes
The idea for this blog started the day that General/Princess Carrie Fisher Leia passed away (and yes, I wrote it that way for a reason), …
Breaking Stigmas
“I like this restaurant,” my eight-year-old son politely explained as we ate dinner with friends. “The other one was loud. It didn’t help my anxiety.” …
Kill the Superstition, Save the Writer
Hello everybody! Today I am guest blogging over on Jacy Sellers’ blog. She’s been hosting a new series called MOTHER WRITERS, where authors discuss their …
Out with the Old, In With The New
When I started 2017, I was feeling seriously optimistic. I teamed up with my husband, Ismael, and his sister, Megan, to create a free editing …
On Staying in the Moment
When you live a life that exists at least partially online, you find you run into a great deal of social media complaining. You say …
Book Review: The Kick-Ass Writer by Chuck Wendig
I know what you’re thinking. A book review? Nah. Get thee to Goodreads! But alas, this review will be there too. That’s not why I’m …
What’s In My Bag?
Every now and then, when the brain machine is not turning out blog ideas, and I’m stuck in one of the inevitable holding patterns that …