One of the things I’d forgotten about my writing process is that, after a particularly intense writing session, I emerge in a bit of a writing fog. It takes me 5-10 minutes to adjust to existing in reality rather than in the world of my story. And sometimes, I’m quite literally blinking against daylight because …
I love being outdoors in the summertime. The fresh wind on my face. The cheerful chirping of birds. The sunlight streaming through the trees in the woods. What I don’t like is getting sunburned or getting dive bombed and bitten by insects. So I use a thick, zinc oxide sunscreen and bug repellent. But when I go …
I dread Monday mornings. After I finish my morning writing, I pack up my Mac-only keyboard and mouse and put them in the closet. Then I bring out my Windows keyboard and mouse and prepare for the day job. Photo from Canva.comFor the rest of the work week, I use the Windows keyboard for both my …
One of the pieces of advice that floats around writers’ circles is to write what you know. These past few months, Massachusetts has been hit by an unusually high number of thunderstorms and received record rain. So, of course, what’s dominating my writing these days? Storms! There’s rain. High winds. Turbulent seas. Thunder. Lightning. My poor characters! Photo from Canva.com
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I’ve been attending Inkers Con Digital Conference 2023. It’s three weekends of workshops, roundtables, and networking for authors. This is my first year attending and it’s amazing. Such informative presentations. I even attended some live networking events, which is a huge deal for this introvert. I’m enjoying it so much that I’m thinking about attending the …