I think all writers do this, although sometimes without realizing it. I know I do. In memoir, of course personal information is shared. That’s what memoir is all about, …
I surprise myself every time an editor accepts one of my short stories. When I create my YA adventure stories, I feel as though I have both the inner and …
What really gets stuck in my computer keys is this mindset, usually by non-writers, that writing a story is easy. Now wait! We are …
So many valuable lessons, so much still to learn. I think the biggest lesson I’ve learned since beginning to write is to believe in …
Did I ever say “I quit” being a writer? All the time! My logic always is: There’s no one out there waiting to read …
I’m not exactly sure which was weirder, the actual research for this fact or the result of researching the fact the way I did. You decide. I was writing a …
Unfortunately, I have not. I’m still working on that memoir book about attending college as a mother of five. Crawling forward ever so slowly. …
Have I ever pulled out old stories and reworked them? Yep! Could I get all of them published? Not always! I did get one …
It’s true. I can no longer just read to enjoy a story. It was in reading other stories that first helped me to create some of my own. When I …
Memoir must be told in story with all the story elements in place. But of course, everything must be true. And that’s why …