How to Wake Up at 5 a.m. (And Why)
Do you want to wake up earlier, but don’t know how? I’m sharing my tips for how (and why) I get up at 5 a.m. almost every day.
My Morning Routine
If you ever have trouble being productive, it could be your morning routine. Click to read about my morning routine, and how I’m trying to improve it.
Death is in the Details: Plans for Cover, Editing, and Marketing of a Novel
Good Sunday evening! I just settled in at my desk this fine Sunday afternoon with a cup of tea and my bullet journal. It’s that time of the weekend when I like to look at the items on last week’s to-do list that didn’t get done and either cross the...
How Nora Roberts Taught Me To Be More Prolific
***This post was originally posted on March 15, 2016. It has been updated on October 10, 2018 in celebration of Nora Roberts’ birthday. When you’re in the publishing business (as I am when I’m not pretending to be a scientist or neurologist trying to change the...
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover and How Memoirs Help Novelists
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover is a well-written, heart-wrenching story. As a novelist, I learned a lot from this author.
Books I’m Reading: Witherspoon, Paris, and Educated by Tara Westover
My husband promised me last week that summer is officially over. It’s been so dang hot here, y’all. (I’m channeling my inner Reese Witherspoon with that “y’all.” My friend Kris insists that I remind her of Reese, so every once in a...WELCOME
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