Author of Young Adult and Teen Books
When it comes to writer’s block, we have all faced it. That moment where you just stare at a blank canvas unsure what to do next. While having an outline can help with writer’s block, and even planning the writing out itself, sometimes you are just stuck with no way to move forward. There are …
With my ADHD, my desk usually falls into the realms of absolute chaos when it comes to organization. I can clear out the clutter, but things usually return to a state of disarray in less than a day. I can’t blame it all on my ADHD because I also have several businesses that I run …
While I’m still currently in the outline mode for my next book, I have been playing around trying to find the perfect eye candy for my book cover. My hero is going to be a little bit scruffy, athletic, and of course, he has to be handsome. When I put my descriptions into an AI …
We’ve all done it: Wrote something that never saw the light of day. Often times, as a writer, I begin something and abandon it. Sometimes abandonment comes from lack of interest, story stalling, or even not knowing where to go from where you are. Today’s tip focuses on resurrecting that old piece of writing that …
When I start to write, I like to keep everything neat and organized. In fact, I’ll keep a nice folder with my characters taped into it along with any notes or print outs I’ve had. Even changes to the outline are kept in my folder. At the end of writing, I’ll usually put the publication …
I have been working on an outline lately that will be the latest book of mine. Things are going slowly, only because I’m currently writing (and it’s taking longer than usual) a book for my alter ego in adult spicy romance. I had planned to use the outline as a spicy book, but then I …
When you begin your writing, it is best to go into it with a plan. Last week I talked about using tropes to help plan, develop, and expand your writing. What I didn’t mention in that article is that you also need to plan it out and outline your writing. This planning stage of outlining …
Tropes, while often discouraged due to their overuse, are something that can be used when planning out your novel or story. Most tropes are things that we see all the time in writing. The damsel in distress. The search for treasure or adventure. The knight in shining armor. These things can be used to plan …
On the last day of the school year, I was able to present two of my students a signed copy of my latest book, Romancing Mr. All-Star. The first thing that they did was flip through the pages to find their names because I used their names as characters in the book. They asked me …
The best tip and advice I’ve ever received (and given to my students) is to read as often as you write. Reading the same genre as you are writing can help ideas flow, whether it is paying attention to how another author develops a character’s arc or how the plot develops. One thing that I’ve …