Writing Jewels

Can I say I AM SO SO SO SO EVER SO HAPPY TO BE BLOGGING AGAIN? Oh, I just did, or rather typed it. Well, I'm going to say it out loud r...

I saw this the other day and thought it was hilarious. Source Those were the good old days when we had to use all of those "oute...

I received some valuable advice a while ago that has stuck with me. It is . . . The only person who can sell your book is you! ...

I attended a writing workshop last Saturday with a writing buddy (Morgan Shamy) who I met on Twitter. Basically we all critiqued the fi...

December 2009. I had a dream. Dream turned into a plot. Plot turned into a manuscript. Manuscript turned into an endless string of edits. En...

Over the past year, I’ve learned loads about writing and the publishing industry. I would like to hand off a bit of my “tip of the iceberg” ...

I’ve been thinking about writing voice lately. Voice is something that’s important to developing your characters. You’re writing what they’d...

So, I joined Twitter yesterday. It is somewhat of an odd feeling to be a tweeter now. This is one thing that I simply vowed never, ever in a...

For anyone interested in attending a writing conference, visit this site... http://www.uvu.edu/ce/cw/bookacademy . A favorite author of min...