Why Writing Your Way Through the Middle of a Book Is So. Damn. Hard.
Every time I embark on writing a new novel, it’s like total amnesia sets in about the last time I wrote a novel. The beginning…
Day: August 11, 2022
The Despair of Being Creatively Blocked (and How to Pull Yourself Out of It)
If you’re a highly creative person then chances are you’ve gone through periods in your life when you felt creatively stifled. Maybe you had a…
Writers, Please Remember, It’s Called a Shitty First Draft for a Reason
I started a new novel last week. I had been thinking about the story for at least two months. The characters kept popping into my…