fiction

  • Being an Active Member in Your Writing Community

    Also Known as Good Writing Karma Let’s be honest, as creatives, we can sometimes become a little self-involved with our creative process, our routines and art-making. This seclusion and intense inward focus is often a necessary part of the practice,… Continue reading

    Being an Active Member in Your Writing Community

  • Five Things That Will Derail Your Writing

    Five things that will zap my productivity and derail a writing day like nothing else* are a lack of sleep, technology/internet, excessive noise, not knowing what needs to be done next and skipping breaks. Lack of sleep This is a… Continue reading

    Five Things That Will Derail Your Writing

  • The Downside to Being a Precrastinator

    We’re all familiar with the term procrastination – and some of us may have even experienced it! – but have you heard of the term precrastination? When I first heard this term, I thought it was a cheeky way to… Continue reading

    The Downside to Being a Precrastinator

  • The Professional Edit

    Note: If you prefer video content, you can access the vlog version here. Writing is not a solitary task but a collaborative effort. The first draft (and several after) may be crafted with the door to your office firmly closed,… Continue reading

    The Professional Edit

  • New Project = New Process

    I recently started drafting the novel that will become the creative component of my doctorate thesis. Although I’ve previously written one full-length novel, three novellas and numerous short stories, I found myself asking the question: “How the heck do you… Continue reading

    New Project = New Process