Why I don’t write (here)

It's been over a year since my last blog post. Any blog post that begins with an apology for how long it's been since the previous one is doomed, so--no apologies here. Just the facts, and no excuses. If I haven't been blogging, what have I been doing? In the past year, I: parented two …

I HAVE MADE IT AS AN AUTHOR

You can’t tell by book sales. I’m not on the best-seller lists. I’m still able to safely walk through airports without being flagged for autographs. But the other day I walked into my eight-year old daughter’s class (I was there to volunteer as a writing coach), and I had to wait. I was happy to …

Some things are worth waiting for–my experience with a professional editor

There are so many good things about being a writer—author Katey Howes captures most of them in this post: http://kateywrites.wordpress.com/2014/01/29/an-almost-objective-look-at-choosing-a-writing-career-illustrated/.  I happen to agree with all of these, especially the part about showing up to work in pajamas, and loving it so much you sometimes forget to pick your kids up from school (although, strictly …

A Word About Word Count–Inspiration Grab Bag #3

A Word About Word Count But before I start, let me pause to swoon: Dean Wesley Smith. There, it's out. I've got a writer's crush. Is it the cowboy hat? The prolificity? Or the fact that the man just wrote a 70,000 word novel in 10 DAYS? (And to my husband, who I know is …

Don’t Kill Your Own Dream

Don't Kill Your Own Dream (This is the first installment in my "Inspiration Grab Bag" series, where I'll share some of the  advice I've stumbled upon in my quest to undo the creative atrophy that occurred during 15 years of medical training and being a doctor.) Jim Butcher, author of my favorite paranormal detective series …