All Hail Jackson Pearce

All Hail Jackson Pearce

Who is Jackson Pearce, you may well ask? I certainly did the other day after a friend forwarded me a wonderful video created by this remarkable young woman about the joys of writing. Yes, Jackson Pearce is a woman. You’ve got to love those names that...
Forging Real Relationships in a Writing Class

Forging Real Relationships in a Writing Class

Any writer worth her salt at some point grapples with the idea of whether or not to take a writing class, course, join a critique group, or spend all their money on an MFA course. Some never take them; some take one; some take dozens, and others become writing group...
Writing into the end of the year

Writing into the end of the year

As everyone gears up to shut down over the Christmas break, I’ll be tapping away on my computer – an excellent time for those of us not of the Christian faith to catch up on being behind. Of course, I will do the de rigeuer Jewish celebration tonight of...
Doing the NaNoWriMo Happy Dance!

Doing the NaNoWriMo Happy Dance!

Yes, I’m a winner. I just completed my 50,000 word novel with just under 90 minutes left till deadline. My official word count – 50207. Yippee!!!!! And here is my official badge to prove it. Of course, I wrote 17661 of those words TODAY. AND I have a...
Help! I’m in NaNoWriMo hell!

Help! I’m in NaNoWriMo hell!

This is just a quickety-quick update. Well, I’ve been TRYING to complete my NaNoWriMo novel. I have just hit the 25,000 mark (25,091 to be exact – but who is counting – ha!). That’s the good news. The bad news is that I have: 2 days 9 hours, 31...