Sometimes You Just Have to Break the Rules
How I Started a Substack to Promote a New Genre When you decide you’re going to write a book, one thing you don’t expect is the morass of picking a genre and meeting the “expectations” for that genre. When I began Vindico, the only thing I knew for certain was I wanted to write something…
Romance is More Than Genre, but We Aren’t Treating It That Way
I finished the first draft of Vindico in the final hours of 2023. It’s a work that began just as short character sketches starting in 2017 and finally taking shape in late 2020. What I didn’t know, however, was the genre I wanted it to be. That answer came too. I knew I wanted something worthy of…
Why I Challenged Myself to Plan a New Novel
Yes, you read that correctly. No, I’m not leaving Vindico in the dust. Far from it! Instead, But since Vindico is already in-process and largely unplanned––I’m writing it mostly by the seat of my pants––I wanted to challenge myself to actually plan a novel out before I started writing it. Airtable has a wonderful, wonderful template to help you do just this.…
Why You Should Limit Your To-Do List
It’s Monday afternoon, and you realize you’ve barely accomplished anything on your to-do list. What happened and why? Well, if you’re like most normal people out there, you don’t actually get to tackle most of the things on your list. You opened your inbox to a flood of emails all demanding your attention, or you…
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I am a life-long bibliophile. This blog began as an attempt to ket my love of great literature out into the world. After my own experience with classic literature and mental health, I wanted to give others the same opportunity to find that one piece of literature that gives them hope. When I’m not blogging, I’m writing great content for businesses, parenting a very rowdy Quaker parrot, knitting, and serving my faith community.
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