I usually plan blog posts by thinking about you, the reader, and what your needs are. But today, I’m going to write a post just because it’s something I need to write about. I’m saying goodbye to my writing office. Over the course of the next month, my office is going to turn into the new baby’s […]
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How I Feed My Creativity
This post is inspired by the DIY MFA book, hitting bookshelves this summer! I’m a member of the Street Team helping to promote the book, and Gabriela Pereira (DIY MFA instigator) has been sending us all emails with blog post prompts for the last several weeks. I answered the first prompt with my post Why […]
Thank You To These Awesome Writers…
This Thanksgiving, I’d like to offer gratitude to writers who have inspired me and influenced my craft. From the depths of my writing heart, I would like to thank… Sara Letourneau, for awing me with the diversity and prolificacy of your blog, and for being my DIY MFA buddy. Ann Kroeker, for quick-to-absorb, powerfully direct writing lessons […]
What’s Your Patronus?
Last spring, I wrote a post called The Lesson of the Boggart. It was one of the most popular posts from my Blogger days (I switched to self-hosting on WordPress shortly thereafter) and one of my personal favorite book-centric posts. In the post (which I hope you’ll read) I wrote about the genius of J.K. […]