I had a good wake up call this morning when I opened my morning email from Daily Writing Tips.com to find their latest blog post: “How to Become a Writer”. The post began with a simple (yet enlightening) statement: “In order to be able to call yourself a writer, all you have to do is write.” […]
Tools of the trade: One of the first things I learned about writing historical fiction is that research is an integral part of the process. Of course, I knew when I made the decision to write a historical novel that research would be key, but I had no idea just how important it would be. […]
I am writing my first novel. There. I said it. I’ve dreamed of writing a book since I can remember, but I had no idea how hard it would be to tell people that I was writing one once I actually started. No one warns you about this part! A few months ago, I wrote […]