“…you’ll be plenty warm soon enough.”
I'll turn up the heat, but you'll be plenty warm soon enough." He popped me on the butt. "Move." The impact startled me at first, taking my breath. I scrambled…
Comma Catastrophe: Independent and Dependent Clauses
Riddle me this: When you really need one, they're nowhere to be found, but they pop up when they're not needed or wanted all the time. Comma placement is one…
Tuesday Updates: Finding Consistency
I'm a lifer in the writing world. This is what I feel like I have to be doing, and I intend on doing it for the foreseeable future, but the…
Write It Wednesday: Getting Started
Anyone who has ever had a water break or dealt with old water lines that haven’t been used in a while knows the importance of running the water to clear…
“I’m not completely heartless and unreasonable.”
"Thank you," I said, unsure if it was the wine talking or the comforting feeling of the sun. I stretched out on my stomach across the blanket and let the…
Write It Wednesday: Hack Your Brain
Are you sick of looking at the same passages over and over during rewrites and self-editing? It’s always hard to catch your own mistakes, but this simple brain hack could…
Tuesday Updates: 20WTF
For many of us, it has already been some year. I mean, really, universe? Really? I haven't really blogged in quite a while, but this week I've been trying to…