February 2019

Reading notes: Warcross duology by Marie Lu

During my December of reading, I especially enjoyed Marie Lu’s Warcross and Wildcard, a YA/SF duology…
Small steps you can take to save the planet

Inspired by David Wallace-Wells’ op-ed in the New York Times: fear-panic-climate-change-warming.html Set up a bin for recycling…
The Power of Practice

I feel most comfortable as a writer when I see the work as practice. Writing warm-ups.…
What I love about writing, ranked.

1. Write a first draft and not give a flying $#@& about how bad it is.…
Silence is not golden

As a string of egregious actions make the news, including personal behavior that reveals the blindness…
Love what you do

As I connect more to writers online, I stumble upon chatter about the idea of whether…
#amcranky

I have discovered that if I am not immersed in novel-writing, I am very cranky. Be…