Achieving the dream

On my author blog, I’m hosting 10 authors (who are generously giving away their books to those who comment on the posts) in the next 5 weeks.Why?Because I love being able to spread the word about available reading material.Because so many bloggers hosted me for...

Let her throw up

My husband and I have been watching the show Mad Men. We’re woefully behind – just now on season two. A couple nights ago, we reached an episode that had the best ever moment in the whole series. And I’d say it’s even one of the best moments...

A tip on turning off your internal editor

Mary Q. of Kansas City, MO wrote to me with the following writing tip. She says it’s helped her to turn off her internal editor.Mary says:This quarter I’m writing a poem, so for my assignment Ms. Hodge assigned me an exercise of writing non-stop for ten...

What does your writing routine look like?

A writer e-mailed me to ask, “What does your writing routine look like?”I talked about my writing process last Thursday, so in answering today’s question, I’ll focus on my time allotment.And actually, I’ll split it into two...