Category: Writing Life

  • How I Organize Chapters When Writing a Book

    How I Organize Chapters When Writing a Book

    Q: As a writer, how do I organize book chapters? When writing fiction, there are a few ways I keep track of the plot and characters, but one stands out like no other…

  • On Writing and Coffee

    On Writing and Coffee

    The fourth (and final?) update on how and why this little ol’ writer gave up coffee.

  • Creativity Hour: January Edition

    Creativity Hour: January Edition

    In the spring of 2016 I rented a cabin that was a morning’s drive away from home, kidnapped my editor-turned-writing-partner, and we settled in for a weekend of nothing but writing, punctuated with morning yoga, lots of coffee (of course, duh), and brief breaks for eating and motivating each other.…