“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.” – Ernest Hemingway Well this get philosophical real quick. What is the truest sentence you know?
Monthly Archives: July 2025
Hey, Let’s Hear it!
“You know what I did after I wrote my first novel? I shut up and wrote twenty-three more.” – Michael Connelly Shut up isn’t exactly what happens when you write 23 novels. I feel like that’s the complete opposite of shut up. But I get it. Once we finish one book as writers, it’s timeContinue reading “Hey, Let’s Hear it!”
Writing Life
“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.” – Ernest Hemingway I’m tired today. I had the worst headache last night, and it kept waking me up. Sleep is usually the cure for me, so the factContinue reading “Writing Life”
My Summer Entertainment
I never finished Mr. Robot, and now that six seasons are on Netflix, that’s probably what I’ll be watching for the rest of the summer. My current reading rotation is Awakening by Nora Roberts, On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good by Elise Loehnen, and TheContinue reading “My Summer Entertainment”
Let it do what it does.
I think this week would be called writer’s block if I didn’t have a routine. I’ve been feeling bulldozed! All my plans are shifting without my permission, and it’s all going to work out, maybe even better than I planned, but still. My workout schedule is completely non-existent. The one thing standing strong is thatContinue reading “Let it do what it does.”
Right On Time?
I finally learned to use the em dash in my novel and here comes ChatGPT stealing all me thunder. There’s an upside to being a late bloomer, and it has everything to do with bringing fresh energy. Being a late bloomer means you were busy gaining experience in an area the status quo did notContinue reading “Right On Time?”
Solitude
Time is essential to my being able to feel creative. And time is also a teacher. If I have time to let something sit, that’s the best way for me to see it. – Jennifer Habel Ok, I have officially reached a weak spot, and I’m so up for the challenge. I’m quite the dabbler;Continue reading “Solitude”
Stay Tuned
“You can fix anything but a blank page.” – Nora Roberts I’ve been staring at this blank page for an hour now. But as you can see, the page being blank is now in the past. I’m doing a lot of dreaming, but yesterday I couldn’t hold back and wrote a new short story. IContinue reading “Stay Tuned”
Writing is…
“By the time I am nearing the end of a story, the first part will have been reread and altered and corrected at least one hundred and fifty times. I am suspicious of both facility and speed. Good writing is essentially rewriting. I am positive of this.” – Roald Dahl This. To hear one ofContinue reading “Writing is…”
Quick Thoughts on Writing Groups
“The writing process is the time where nothing’s been set in stone. It’s a blank slate, or a blank page.” -Leigh Whannell Whether you’re a beginner writer with a vision, or a seasoned writer filling in a blank page daily, the gift of having a small writing community is invaluable. Our thoughts and minds getContinue reading “Quick Thoughts on Writing Groups”
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