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I have a confession to make… I have serious commitment issues. I constantly rearrange furniture. Every few months I revamp my wardrobe (super easy when you only ever have 7 shirts max!). You’ll rarely get a clear answer out of me when it comes to plans a few weeks from now. I think you get my point. But at the same time, when something REALLY matters. When it’s the only thing in my view finder, I commit. Hard. Like I might scare you away with my intensity about how fully onbo

Every writer has habits, patterns, and idiosyncrosies that make them unique. Some writers wake up and write early in the morning. Others have a sixteen step system that gets them in the mindset to write. Whatever it is, no two writers are ever the same. But what about when it comes to the bad stuff? Are there more similarities than differences there? Read my five worst writing habits and tell me if we share any! 1: I tend to start writing without any sort of plan. Like any at

Writers are told all the time to find their “ideal reader”. This isn’t a real person, but some unicorn concept of a person who will trip over themselves to get their hands on your next book. Sounds great, right? I’ve personally been told to think about what this mystery person is like in almost every facet of their life. Where do they hangout? What other books do they love. What matters to them? What problems do they have? And you know what I think about doing any of that? Bi

It's no secret that public schools—particularly elementary schools—are giant, germy petridishes for any number of illnesses. Well, my five year brought something home and lovingly shared it with me! So writing has taken a bit of a back burner lately. (I mean I've been super hyper focused on quilting lately, so writing hasn't been priority before being sick either.) But writers write, and when we don't—at least when I don't—we feel a bit like ships lost at sea. I've felt disor

Hi, Wanderers! I've seriously loved keeping you all updated on the chaos that is my creative mind. And today, I've got a lot to say about...you guessed it! Anthologies! The first thing I ever published was in an anthology. And the second. And the third. And the fourth. (If you can't tell, I think anthologies are super duper fune!) But something you maybe don't know about me is my favorite part of participating in an anthology project is LEADING one! It can be a lot—a lot of

New day, new inspiration! Read on to learn more about my newest idea!

Hi, hello, how are you? Today's post is a bit rambly, so I'll apologize in advance and thank you for bearing with me. But what I have to say is worth listening to, if you've got a minute to spare. The stories we tell, and the one we read, stay with us forever. They knit communities together with the kind of belonging that doesn't require a costume—the real kind. As an avid student of stories, their meaning, and how to write the evergreen kind, I can tell you lasting stories a