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You will want to while away the sweet summer days at the Ohio lake hotel of the Wayfair. Sweet Lake is that great summer read. Christine...

Learn from my first Instagram Challenge So what did I learn? Was it successful? Will you do another challenge? How can you learn from my...

Learning your editing routine versus your writer routine. Having a routine can help any writer, no matter what time works best for you....

As I was working on the first draft of Into the Fire I began to realize that I wanted to make the novella part of a series. I enjoy...

What I have tried and learned so far. When I made my year goals this year, self-care was high up on my list, under finishing the revision...

One of my goals for January was to get my ass back to work. I do believe that I can say that I did that. I wrote 5 good blogs and worked...

Spring Writing Inspiration Instagram Challenge We all need a little inspiration to get writing, get back to writing, or try new ideas. I...

Why you should ditch yours too.... My journey understanding what I need in my life. When we moved last year I had to make some major...

This is a reissue of this post with a few updates. Call it How to care for your author 2.0. Every author has their own rituals and...

When you think that the hard part of writing a book is over you get hit on the head by the editing fairy. She can give you a quick to rap...

Happy New Year! I have a confession to make. I have never been fond of the Christmas holiday. I am not a Scrooge pre-spiritual...

My writing group takes part in 5-minute writing exercises. This is where we pick a word or phrase and write on it for five minutes. It is...

As you all know I finished the first draft early last month. I choose to take the advice I was given by other authors to take at least a...

It is strange to think that the idea for this book started in May of this year. I started writing the book on May 24th and finished the...

I have done it. I am only three chapters away from the end of the book. So to celebrate I thought I would share the inspiration for this...

Being a author takes more than writing a book, oh so much more. I thought I would share some of the things I am doing now while I write...

I wanted to share a few things that make me happy as I write my new contemporary romance novella Into the Fire. I am sure this list will...

It is all a process, but we are not machines putting words on paper. There are great days where the words flow and you are in the zone,...

Every writer uses a few ways to keep track of their writing. Along with important points, characters, and settings. Today I wanted to...

I am five chapters into the first draft and a chapter away from the end of act one of the novel. I also have a working title and...