Hey there, writer.Somehow in all the chaos I am making progress on my to-do list. Slowly, and with lots of breaks and hot baths, but it's happening. You may have heard authors talk about doing big relaunches where they have new covers and whatno...

Not knowing is one of the worst parts. For a good two or three weeks there I was in that in-between place where you don't know what's going to happen. But I had a creeping dread that it was not gonna be the good option. Then the anxiety was arou...

Hey there, writer.So, uh, the world's changed significantly since we last spoke. I try to write these emails a week in advance and that was a futile exercise this past week. But now I can see a way forward, the outlines of a New Normal. It's going to...

Hello, writers!First, thank you to everybody who voted in my poll. I've been hard at work researching and experimenting to bring you something really special. More on the direction I'll be taking later.Let's be frank, there's a lot of things to worry...

Phew. I am completely wiped after a long conference weekend. The good news is that it was WriteOnCon 2020 and everything is online, so I can share with you my favorite sessions!There are over 20 sessions open to the public that don't require a ticket...

Hey there, writer!Whew. I am exhausted. This week I've been working my butt off, so no blog post, just announcements. WriteOnCon, the online kidlit conference, starts soon! WriteOnCon includes live events the weekend of Feb 21, plus a free forum for...

Greetings, writer!Today's email will be brief, as I'm on doctor's orders to get off my computer for the next few days. My wrists still aren't 100% after the Great Christmas Bad Angle Writing Sprint. Repetitive stress injuries are no joke. I got a lot...

Happy new year, folks!I hope you're feeling ready to tackle a new decade of writing challenges. My fiction plans for the next few months are set. What I'm not as sure about are my nonfiction goals. I want to do something that is actually useful to yo...

Happy festive season, all! Whatever you are or aren't celebrating, I hope you enjoy the downtime from regular responsibilities.I wanted to have something really useful for you this week, but I'm wrung out and my wrists hurt from drafting at a bad ang...

Oh man, how did it get to be the end of the year so quickly? How did it get to be the end of the decade?This blog hasn't been around for a whole decade (it dates back to 2014) but in the time it's been around I've had some popular and successful post...