As an avid reader and someone who is not particularly constrained by genre/time period or author, I love to keep track of trends that I notice in… Read more “Literary Trend Spotting: Books about Books”
Category: Writing
My Honeymoon Reading List
Well, the wedding bells have rung and we are officially married! Now, we’re counting down to our winter honeymoon. There will be lots of sight-seeing, food and… Read more “My Honeymoon Reading List”
From Wedding Back to Reality
Well, the vows have been read, the first dance was a hit and the whirlwind year of wedding planning is over. Our families and friends have come… Read more “From Wedding Back to Reality”
Old friends, old flames and storytelling
What did you feel like when you graduated high school? Were you relieved? Were you living in a small town and ready to escape to the big… Read more “Old friends, old flames and storytelling”
Writing and Judgment
Hi all and Happy OCTOBER! I hope you are doing well. I’m sorry for missing a post last week. My hands and wrists were hurting something fierce… Read more “Writing and Judgment”
Inspiration in the Flint Hills
This week, work took me to central Kansas for a project. I spent six hours in a car by myself, driving through the wide fields, the Flint… Read more “Inspiration in the Flint Hills”
Archetypes: Super Hero vs Super Villain
Writing a book is tough. Coming up with a new concept is even harder. There is a literary theory swirling in the universe which states that there… Read more “Archetypes: Super Hero vs Super Villain”
World Building and Big Cities/Small Communities
Hello writing friends! I hope you are well on this last day of August. I don’t know about you, but I can already tell that the northern… Read more “World Building and Big Cities/Small Communities”
My Life as a Story
We writers spend our days and nights dreaming up new people (and nonhuman characters too), building new worlds and raveling and unraveling plots at a pace that… Read more “My Life as a Story”
Colors, Culture and Writing
Colors may seem like a small thing. But, when you think about the cultural implications or meanings behind color, you begin to realize the significance of something… Read more “Colors, Culture and Writing”
