• I’m Writing A Series

    My current writing project is a series. I’m looking at at least four books to run the plot through. But this is going to be my first series I’ve ever written and so I’ve been looking at all the tips and tricks to doing it effectively. One of the most talked about ideas is creating…

  • Writing Tips 5

             As I plot out my next book and finish up the first draft of my writing tips project, I keep coming back to the subject of character development. Because we all know that the most important part of any book is who the stuff happens to. If no one cares about your main character,…

  • Writing Tips 4

    I’m deep into the plotting of my new series that I hope to write in the next year. And as I’ve been working through my plotting process in real time, I’ve been making notes to include in the book I hope to have out this fall and thought I’d compile a bit of it here…

  • More Creative Penn for your Day

    I know I gush about Joanna Penn enough, but I would literally be lost without her podcast/newsletter/books etc, etc. So on the theme of plotting, planning, and all that nonsense I rambled on about on Thursday, here’s another one of her interviews.

  • Outlining A Novel

    I love, love, love Joanna Penn’s podcast. I binge listen to old episodes while I’m at work and can’t get enough of her tips and tricks. Since this week I talked about my creative process and outlining procedures, I found this podcast episode that had a similar topic. Hope you enjoy it.

  • Book Binder Layout

             This year I’ve taken on another type of writing project; a non-fiction book on the writing process. My original outline for this had literally every step of the journey, and I realized that it would be waaayyyy too much for one book. So, I pruned it down and thought I’d go one step at…

  • Plotting Resources

    I’ve read soooo many books that have helped me develop my writing process, but these three were the main ones that helped me with plotting. On Thursday I go into more detail about my plotting routine.

  • My Creative Process

    I’ve begun a side project for myself this last week. Something I’ve been advised to do from several books and blogs. I’m compiling a little notebook with all of my #1 tips. This notebook can go with me anywhere. Any time I’m working away from home, I will have anything I might need at my…