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Resolute

As we enter this new year, I want to make a list of resolutions to make my writing even better for the next. Here’s what I came up with: 1. Write! (Check that one off the list!) 2. Get a thesaurus. Use more good words. 3. Disinstall all them grammer and spelling checkers. Rely onContinue reading “Resolute”

The Same 5 Things NaNoWriMo Teaches Me Every Year

NaNoWriMo- short for National Novel Writing Month. A lot of things happen in November, especially the one we just had. NaNo is what I choose to focus my energy on. It’s the fifth year consecutive I’ve written for this event, but I still find the process forcing me to rediscover certain recurring things about theContinue reading “The Same 5 Things NaNoWriMo Teaches Me Every Year”

Word Dreams

For my elementary school job, I have often found myself turning to a site called “Ask A Tech Teacher” to find cool stuff and put together lessons. It turns out the curator, Jacqui Murray, is also involved in writing and self-publish. I reached out in response to her post about ‘teacher-authors’ and long story short,Continue reading “Word Dreams”

In the mean time…

Usually my long gaps between chapters are from me being lazy and not writer’s block, but at this point, Second Coming feels a bit written into a corner. I feel like stepping back and starting fresh with it, more peppy, less wordy. Hang tight ’till I’m able to splash some fresh words on the page.Continue reading “In the mean time…”

Four Years of Grease

Four years ago, I was working a job at a deli counter, assembling sub sandwiches, slicing unnaturally sized hunks of meat, and hucking deep fried food. At that same time, I was also putting the wraps on my very first novel, Mother of Mars, and looking forward to starting up my next story. Today, anyContinue reading “Four Years of Grease”