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I love this scene in La La Land (really I love the entire movie — the world needs more musicals). The takeaway pep talk from this scene is, as Ryan Gosling’s character Sebastian basically states, don’t be a baby. I love the fact that at this point in the story, Mia (Emma Stone) is completely and totally ready to give… Read More
In the past, I’ve been very anti-(writing) rituals. To me, rituals can easily turn into just another excuse not to write (only write with a certain pen and lose it? Oh, can’t write. Have to write in a certain spot? What do you do when you travel, not write? Can only write in a certain temperature? . . . well,… Read More
It’s October. That means tons of writers everywhere are using the month to prepare for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) — Preptober if you will. November is the month where all us insane writers set out to write an entire novel (or 50,000 words of said novel). I’ve attempted NaNoWriMo for four years, and in my most successful year I… Read More
Lyla tried to stop the bleeding, but once it started trickling from between his lips she knew he was as good as dead. That wasn’t going to keep her from trying to save his life. Sitting back on her heels, she offered the stranger what she hoped was an encouraging smile. She had only met him an hour ago when… Read More
One thing I find fascinating is project notebooks. I love seeing how others organize their book projects — some of mine is super organized and other pages (most of the pages) look more like a complete brain dump. This is the project notebook for my project All the Lies You Cannot Know. There is so much brain dumping and randomness that… Read More
I don’t know that I have a “typical” writing day yet. Right now, every day is different, and I never really know what the next will hold. So, here’s a glimpse at a day last week when I was in the midst of a KILLER scene that did NOT want to be written while on a writing retreat (aka taking… Read More
Sneak peek of my new project for #ThursdayAesthetic (created by the ever wonderful Jessica James)! Lovingly referred to as Corburns Grove for now because I’m terrible at titling anything. For now. Enjoy — details coming soon-ish (maybe)