The Most Important Lessons I’ve Learned From Fiction

Has anyone ever told you that fiction doesn’t matter?

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“Where Are Your Travel Posts?”

Still inside my head!

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On NaNoWriMo Learnings

I mentioned before how I attempted to NaNo for the first time ever this year, and…

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On Post-Election, Post-NaNoWriMo Priorities

Today I want to talk about some new realities…

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MK’s Book Reviews: The Sea of Tranquility

I read a beautiful book recently and wanted to share…

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Writing Tip: Pick Your Theme

In an attempt to get back to our regularly scheduled programming, I’m once more sharing a writing tip I’ve learned while drafting…

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“But I’m NOT Racist!” (or, Show, Don’t Tell)

(This isn’t going to become a political blog, I swear. But I’m in the “angry” stage of grief right now, and so I’m using my words to help get it out.) I read an article yesterday written by a young Republican woman who, because she voted for Trump, felt the need to clarify that she’s […]

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The Dark Night of the Soul

I’ve been having trouble getting anything done–work, writing, reading, anything–since Wednesday morning. I don’t really have the words for how sickened I feel with the direction our country has taken. I’m terrified for the environment, terrified at the resurgence in hate crimes, terrified for the possibility that so much of what Obama has worked for could be […]

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Writers: Write the Right Story

In my early NaNoWriMo attempts this year, I discovered something I wanted to share…

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MK’s Book Reviews: The Walls Around Us

One reader I follow on Goodreads called this “a beautiful little mindf*ck of a novel”, and…

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