I will try and talk about this, though it may not be beautiful and it may not be perfect. The world is an imperfect place so I will allow...

"Will you write a social media daily checklist for writers please?" This was my morning wake-up call from my beloved BB4L (Book Bitch for...

The winter has been long and I started the fall semester of school in a bit of a funk. I just wasn't ready. I was engrossed in my...

As a Twitter newb I was thoroughly overwhelmed by the huge and active writers community once I joined. There was so much to learn! So...

SO MANY #HASHTAGS! #HASHTAG Having just recently joined #Twitter I was bombarded by a swath of new #hashtags to learn and how to use...

This year has been a year of writing firsts and developments in my fledgling career. So what all did I accomplish and experience thus...

I attended my first writer's conference! How fortunate I am to have one of the best conferences in the nation right in my backyard--in...

When people find out I've written "The Valley of Howling Wind," a novel about CHICKENS, the responses vary from intrigue to scorn. After...

**CONTENT WARNING - GRAPHIC HORROR** You're beginning to stir. There’s blood on your head, it’s a bad cut. Are you dead? I hope not...

As I contemplate the scarcity of foliage on the Mongolia steppes, I am reminded that in so many ways, being a writer is like being a...