The one thing that revitalized my writing.

One writing tip I hear over and over again is to prioritize writing every day if you can. I hadn’t done that this year but I did do one thing that revitalized my writing in 2019: I completed a whole month of writing for NaNoWriMo.. In November 2019, I took my...

Learning how to write believable characters.

A successful story revolves around believable characters. Plot is important, but it’s the characters we think about and miss when we finish a good book. After writing non-fiction for decades, my wild side took over last month and I accepted an inner dare from my...

Writing Fiction: An Author Tries Something New

Writing fiction. Yep. I’m giving it a shot. After I write this blog post. You don’t have to point out the procrastination. I’m watching myself do it. photo by Kaitlyn Baker You never know what you are capable of if you don’t stretch yourself....