You’ve thought of everything—venue, timing, menu, guest list, activities, possible issues, contingencies, etc. You spent months planning. Your event will be perfect! How many of you have ever thought something so silly? In my debut novel—Summer Plans and Other Disasters (available September 15!)—Callie Stevens likes to plan. She doesn’t just create to-do lists, though. She […]
New Year, New Blog (for Fiction Writers AND Readers!)
Welcome to 2018! In case you missed it, I’ve decided to dedicate this year to achieving balance. In my fiction-loving life, that means making more time for reading, as well as working on my own manuscripts (instead of only editing other people’s novels). It also means another tweak to the ol’ blog to provide a […]
Reading to Write
I’m still struggling to find a balance in my work schedule. I feel guilty when I don’t substitute teach, but when I do I don’t have time for anything else. And it always works that the week I’m teaching two days I have no articles due, but as soon as I schedule four days, I […]