Anyone Know How to Write a Second Book? Asking for Me.

How does one write a second book exactly? Non-rhetorical. It seems that I operate on a cycle of making babies every two years, some in human form and some in book form. Now my second child is here and we've found a sorta groove, I have that second book knocking on my brain. But, I'm...

Join Me for a February Aspiring Author Instagram Challenge!

It took me a long time to call myself a writer. It felt presumptuous for a number of reasons, and I harbored a real imposter syndrome for a long time. Now that I write and have done for enough time that the writer identity feels fully integrated along with all my other selves, a rule...

I’m DONE. I Wrote a Book. Whoa.

I'm so pleased, chuffed, over-the-damn-moon-thrilled to announce I'M DONE!!!!!!!! I WROTE A BOOK.

How To Edit That First Draft – 6 Tips for Aspiring Authors

If you’re struggling with starting your revisions, know that it is absolutely possible to go from crying over your computer at a coffeeshop at the start of your revisions (me), to doing a little dance in your chair at how well it’s all coming together (also me).

Digging Through The Boxes: Untangling Beta-Reader Feedback

Sifting through the feedback on my first draft in the way that I do, through gifs, feelings, and long sentences.

I Wrote A Book!!! (First Draft, But Still!)

I DID IT!

Brimming Book Club: Four Books I Read & Loved In January

Mini-reviews of the best books I've read this month.

Turtles All The Way Down – A Review

Turtles is a tough, remarkable read. We've reached next-level Green.