The Secret Place

This just arrived and I CANNOT BE MORE EXCITED. Won’t be getting much more done this week!

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You Might Not Be A Writer (And That’s Okay)

I’ve never known how to say this without sounding like a snob. This post sums up my thoughts so well.

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Wanderlusty Wednesday: Lake George

It’s almost September. The end of the summer is always a weird time, even after you’re out of school. And is it just me or do the summers go by faster and faster the older you get?

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In which George RR Martin agrees with me (or vice versa)

“There’s an old writing rule that says ‘Don’t have two character names start with the same letter’, but I knew at the beginning that I was going to have more than 26 characters, so I was in trouble there. Ultimately it comes down to what sounds right. And I struggle with that, finding the right […]

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Wanderlusty Wednesday

Don’t major in French, they said. It’s useless, they said. What “they” failed to take into account was that someday, a relative could win a trip to stay in a French chateau for free. And that this relative may need a translator. And then, as the sole French-speaking niece in the family, you will be invited to […]

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On Show and Tell

As a writer, it’s a mantra you hear over and over: “Show, don’t tell.” There’s a reason it’s repeated endlessly: it’s one of the main things that separates good writing from bad writing.

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Wanderlusty Wednesday

I’m having one of those days (weeks, actually) where all I want to do is crawl inside a book and live there. Or just go to some remote, beautiful location and read good books and drink cocktails all day. The above book is one of my frequent rereads. I can’t recall ever reading an epistolary novel […]

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On Getting Started

I get a lot of questions when people find out I wrote a novel. One of the most popular is: how did you start? So if you’re thinking of writing a novel, I thought I’d share some advice on how to get started.

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Wanderlusty Wednesday

I long to be where the sand meets the sea….

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On Grass-is-Greener Syndrome

Today’s post is less on writing, more on life, but what’s one without the other?

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