#WriterLife: Keeping a Writing Schedule

One of the questions I get asked most as a writer is, “How are you able to write with five kids?” I’ll admit my life is chaos sometimes. Juggling the busy lives of five kids and an overworked husband can be demanding. When I get this question, I don’t always know how to answer. I’m […]

Show Vs. Tell and Why are Discussing This Again?

The first rule most writers learn is this: Show don’t Tell. What does that mean? Easy. If you want your readers to be bored and have no sense of your world, you tell them about it. (The grass was brown. She was gorgeous. The car was old.) How is this telling, you ask? There are […]

Writing a Killer Query Letter

Hi everyone! Since I just returned from the Rose State Writing Conference, and after teaching the class on how to write a killer query, I thought I’d share some of my advice with all of you. I submitted queries for about four years and wrote four books before finding my publisher. In the end, I […]

#WritingTips: Why Editors Harp on Show Don’t Tell

Hi Friends! Today I’d like to discuss a writing tip that I think needs some attention. This is basic Writing 101, so why do I feel it necessary to discuss it? Yesterday I downloaded a sci-fi romance that sounded intriguing, so I gave it a try. While the story is fun and I’ll most likely […]