Write slowly.
Inspiration, On writing
The cult of speedy writers. There is a lot of hype out there tying triumph in writing to your ability to write fast. Success in self-publishing seems to have more ... Read more
Building Igloos
A Room Of Your Own
The Igloo Story When I was fifteen or so I built an igloo in the snow. We were having Thanksgiving (or was it Christmas?) in Yakima at my aunt’s house. ... Read more
30 Things To Do Before You Sit Down To Write
Listicle
Re-read old stories you wrote years ago and consider fixing them. Organize all the pens on your desk by color or type of pen and then fan them out into ... Read more
Letter: Dear FOBO
Letters
Dear FOBO, I just learned you existed yesterday. Well, I learned you are a thing with a name, which also means there must be countless other people out there who ... Read more
Five ways to sabotage your writing time
A Room Of Your Own, Listicle, On writing
Want to sabotage your writing time? Have I got some ideas for you. 1. Do anything else “real quick”. This includes checking email, social media accounts, doing a little food ... Read more
Dear Teacher-writers: the idea that you’ll have more time to write in the summer is a myth. Let’s face it.
A Room Of Your Own, Inspiration, On writing
I often tell people that part of why I teach is so I can spend my summer writing. I don’t mean to lie. Before I became a teacher, I thought ... Read more
Some writing advice and some inspiration for your week to come: Let’s do this!
A Room Of Your Own
How is the writing going? Earlier this year, my best writing buddy and I were struggling to make time to write. Both teachers, the school year—and it was clearly going ... Read more
Make a plan. Write it down.
A Room Of Your Own, On writing
Still here! Still doing the work! Because I took on some extra responsibility in my doing job, it’s been enough this school year to find time to write, let alone ... Read more
I’m still here, making time.
A Room Of Your Own, Be here now.
What? The theme of this blog is how to make time. In spite of all of the obligations we face as writers who also work full time, raise children, love ... Read more
I was a spider muse.
A Room Of Your Own, Inspiration, On writing
I was a spider muse? A dream catcher? A story weaver? I can’t recall, actually. I know it was Halloween and I had invented my own costume. The idea came ... Read more