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When Writing Starts to Feel Stressful Instead of Fun

Last night I did a brief reading from Grey Stone for the Midwest Writer’s Guild. It was my first reading from Grey Stone and was fun and a good learning experience for any future readings that might come up. After the reading the Guild president asked me, “What has been the most unexpected thing

Writing with a Co-author

One of the most common questions, I get is “How does it work with two authors?” Well, I don’t know how it works for other author teams, but this is how it works for Jake and me. For Grey Stone Jake had the basis of an idea and approached me about it. I really loved

Artsy Fartsy Artists

So I kind of pride myself on being not the artsy fartsy kind of artist. I have four kids, a happy marriage, and a budget. There’s not a lot of room for brooding and what not. I don’t get to throw myself into my room for days at a time and write. I don’t

When to Get Involved? When to Write Alone in Your Dark and Lonely Corner?

  I loved pretty much everything about graduate school. I went to Colorado State University to study creative writing after getting a BA in vocal music from Brigham Young University (so, um, I was clearly concerned with making tons of money in this life). Anyway, I loved grad school. I learned so much from

Writer’s Guilt

Writer’s Guilt: The feeling that comes when your pursue financially insecure dreams while someone else (as Stephen King put it) pays for your meal ticket. I had my first baby in graduate school (where I was studying creative writing), and I was pregnant with my second child by the time I graduated. My husband