Time for a Story: A Mother Can’t Play Favorites; or Can She?
A mother should never play favorites with her children. My mother had instilled this concept in me after the birth of my second child and continued to remind me …
Insecure Writers Want to Know: Does Spring Inspire You to Write More Than in Other Seasons?
Ah spring, the awakening of nature! Or is it more a rebirth of creation? Writers, as well as other artists, create. If we think in terms of creation, writers …
What is the Aha Moment in Fiction or Memoir #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
Lisa Cron, in her Story Genius course, states that your protagonist’s “aha moment” near the end of your novel is when the protagonist finally overcomes her misbelief. This is where your …
Insecure Writers Want to Know: When your writing life is filled with rain, What do you do to dig down and keep writing?
Please understand that any time I’m struggling with my writing, it pours. Thunder and lightning included. Hail, many times. I mean the storm clouds just won’t leave me alone. My …
Home: The Return of the Lees Family Across the Country
Eastward, ho! After a month-long adventure, mostly on the west coast of the United States of America, the Lees troops headed for New Jersey and home. We drove back, as …
The Transformational Arc of the Protagonist in Fiction or Memoir #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
In fiction or memoir, the story needs to be about the protagonist taking the reader through an arc of change and letting the reader feel that experience, feel that change …
Insecure Writers want to know: How Do You Celebrate When You Achieve a Writing Goal or Finish a Story?
Celebrating at each juncture in our writing journey is important for self-esteem. I do this in degrees like when I celebrate my children’s accomplishments. …
What to Do If You Meet a Wild Animal on the Trail
We took another park ranger guided hike in Olympic National Park in Washington State, but this time we learned far more than just basic facts …
What’s your point in fiction or memoir? #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
What’s your point? How often do we find ourselves asking this of a show we are watching, a lecture we’re listening to, or even of a friend’s anecdote? The point …
Co-Hosting Insecure Writers Support Group’s February Question
Happy February, Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Writers helping writers. I’m pleased to be a part of this world-wide support group for writers created by our heroic leader, Alex J.Cavanaugh. …