At some point every writer has trouble with motivation (or her brother, procrastination). We get sidetracked with thousands of other tiny daily chores, putting off our writing, or waiting for inspiration to strike that at some point we no longer feel the need to write at all. Then we move on to other projects that Read More …
I read through some of my chapters in my various novels tonight and, not surprisingly, saw a lot of myself in the characters. That got me to thinking: how many writers admittedly insert themselves into their writing? I know that as writers we write what we know, that friends and family members, situations and events Read More …
I have written this week. Honestly. It’s just been snippets, though. I’ve jotted down pieces of conversations between characters, outlined detailed ideas for the next four chapters, created lists of chapter titles and lists of odd words to use as Actuary vocabulary. I even wrote the first line of my next chapter in a Word Read More …