Another post on gratitude, as Thanksgiving approaches!   * * *   I am blessed to have a family that is very encouraging in my writing. They help me make quiet time to work, they read my pages, they pray for my success. And sometimes, they even help me figure out what happens next.   […]

Senior year of high school, my English teacher had our classes make a list of at least twenty-five things we wished to accomplish in our lives. In looking for an old poem, I found this list on my computer tonight.   Some of the things I have happily accomplished, like getting married and having children. […]

As important as it is for a writer to sit herself down regularly and just write, there is something to be said for a patient attitude.   On the micro level, a writer needs to give her brain the time and space it needs to work out plot logistics, character motivations, and meaningful settings—especially when […]