Before November 1st rolls around, it's really a good idea to know the basics of your NaNoWriMo * story. You don't necessarily need t...

Well, ladies and gentlemen, it's that time of year again. We're less than 30 days from starting the writing adventure known as Nat...

I'm still happily working from vacation. It's been harder than I thought to stay on top of things while away from home. It's so ...

[ETA: I'll be leaving tomorrow (Wednesday) morning instead. A family member is in the hospital, so I need to move my vacation up a few d...

On September 11, 2001, I was a freshman at Eastern Illinois University. That morning I had an Intro to Theatre class. I went, learned about...

I write a lot about characters and characterization. It's probably because the characters are such an important part of the coffee house...

nixxphotography / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Today is Labor Day. My husband is home from work today, glad to be sleeping in and lounging arou...

I very recently asked my heart sister for writing advice about the collection of books I'm working on. Basically, I have a list of book...

I've been doing a lot  of background work for the coffee house. Outlines, character biographies, charts, and pages and pages of random b...

In mid-September, I'm planning to take Bean and Bunny up to Illinois to visit my family. Not only do I feel like I could really use the ...