Where do book ideas come from?

Ask me again in a year or two when I've exhausted all of the book ideas that came to me in 2018...How are you doing? We have a week of 2021 under our belt and I want to know how things are. What books are you looking forward to? Music? Other creative...

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Jan 08, 2021
Welcoming the new year and a bright future

Missed you last week - I felt lost not writing something on Friday. I hope you had a wonderful holiday, good food, and lots of happiness. What did you celebrate? Have any socially-distanced parties? Zoom family meetings? Creative get-togethers?My hol...

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Jan 01, 2021
What happens when you try to dictate a fantasy novel?

It was... interesting. I had a good laugh and you can read more about it in a bit.On the bright side, I am back to writing the Warrior Series. December is usually my planning month and since I front loaded all of that planning to the first few weeks...

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Dec 18, 2020
Don't tell my mom, but I'm on TikTok

I say bad words, I've definitely flipped off the camera... it's like the PG-13 version of my writing life. It's been fun and I've already connected with a few new writer friends, which was the whole purpose of joining. No, I will not do that viral Ti...

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Dec 04, 2020
Endings are the worst, so why write them?

NaNo wraps up on Monday but my story is done... for now. After writing group on Wednesday, I realized that the book needs to conclude there or I'd end up adding another 80K just to get out what needed to be said. Also, I hate endings. I guess that's...

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Nov 27, 2020
New podcast, passion projects, and a 10yo computer

*this is a scheduled post, which is super weird considering what I was talking about with my computer. My best friend passed away this week and I'm going to take some time off, but I wanted to send this last scheduled post with a note. I'm not sure h...

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Nov 20, 2020
You've heard about love at first sight...

...but is there such a thing as hate at first sight? Kiya and Ryder are in for some interesting banter.NaNo WinnerTo no one's surprise, I ended up winning NaNo on day 9. The chapter I was working on put me 600 words over the finish line. The book is...

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Nov 13, 2020
Book Releases, New Chapters, and NaNo Sprints

Welcome to your first edition of "Laura takes on NaNoWriMo", where you see just how insane I really am.NaNo SprintsDay 1: 10,418 wordsDay 2: 6,776Day 3: 7,727Day 4: 7,208Day 5: 2,740 (migraine days are no joke)Total: 34,869/50,000Keep in mind the dai...

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Nov 06, 2020
Does Christmas Come Early for Writers?

I feel like a little kid at Christmas, desperately waiting for Santa to come... only this time I'm waiting for November 1 to hit so I can start working on my NaNo novel! It's like adult Christmas for me.As you discovered last week, I'm writing anothe...

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Oct 30, 2020