The night that I'm writing this post, I finished the second draft of Stars and Bones 5. Just writing that sentence gave me chills. Let me explain: Book 5 has been the biggest hurtle for me as a writer. I struggled with writer's block, self-doubt, and to top it off, this COVID-19 thing has my … Continue reading Trudge (Never Giving Up)
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2020, Post #1
So, I fell off the posting boat about...six or seven months ago. I'm aware. The past eight months have been awful. I quit my pleasant part-time job for a full-time job I thought would be good. It turned out to be hell. I spent three months slowly inching into a steep depression, becoming an alcoholic, … Continue reading 2020, Post #1
Every Story Needs a Twist
During a beta read, I told the author whose MS I was reading that the plot unfolded without any surprises; it happened exactly as I first thought it would. I told her there weren't any twists in the plot. And, in short, she asked me if it needed a twist. And I didn't have a … Continue reading Every Story Needs a Twist
