The Importance of Stories Sat Feb 25 2017
I hate writing about writing, and I don’t think other people particularly like to read other people’s blogs about writing. Yet, here I am unable to resist, because I have fallen in love with stories again. read this article #Writing#Books
Writing Books and Chasing Dreams—But First, Survive the Diaper Years Tue Oct 24 2017
The world doesn’t give you this much material and expect you to wait to write it down. I had already waited long enough. view at thedebutanteball #Writing#DebutanteBall#Aging
GUEST POST: Lara Lillibridge on Writing and Family Fri Feb 09 2018
They say you never know someone until you divorce them, and it seems you never really know your family until you write about them. view at heartwoodlitmag #Writing#Memoir#Family
My Love-Hate Relationship With First Drafts Tue Nov 28 2017
As a writer, we don’t get a lot of positive reinforcement along the way, and that little gray-on-gray page- and word-counter in the lower left corner of my screen gives me a tremendous feeling of accomplishment. view at thedebutanteball #DebutanteBall#FirstDrafts#Writing
Writing Through Distractions of the Small Child Variety Tue Jan 09 2018
Writing for me has always involved coping with distractions of the small child variety. Yet, I earned two college degrees and wrote over one thousand pages while mothering two small creatures over nearly a decade, and I like to think I didn’t do a half-bad job at either endeavor—at least so far. view at thedebutanteball #Parenting#DebutanteBall#Writing#WritingWhileMothering
Timeline of a Memoir Tue Dec 05 2017
I have a cold so I’m eschewing complete sentences this week. Instead, I spent an inordinate amount of time on mediocre graphics. view at thedebutanteball #DebutanteBall#Timeline#Writing