Contemporary short fiction. Nostalgia drives a woman in her early 20’s to her hometown Walmart, where she quietly struggles to reconcile her past, present, and likely future. Originally published in Voices de la Luna, a quarterly literature and arts magazine, in November 2020. Continue Reading
One of my lifelong music friends made a request to me and a subset of our high school choir friends: a mutual friend is awfully ill. Would we consider performing a song together for that friend? Of course we would!… Continue Reading
“Author Mentor Match (AMM) pairs aspiring writers with completed manuscripts with experienced authors for mentorship.” #AMMConnect 2020 posts are one of the ways AMM welcomes mentee hopefuls into its community. About me Hi! Here are some important things I like… Continue Reading
Reflections on watching the story go from messy rough draft to final, polished draft… Last week I posted the final draft of “Rainey’s painting,” edited based on professional editor Jeni Chapelle’s feedback. This week is a time for reflection on… Continue Reading
Revising with a professional editor’s feedback Last week I updated my middle grade Steampunk story for Writer in Motion based on feedback from my critique partner. As one of this year’s lucky Writer in Motion raffle winners, I got to… Continue Reading
Revising with Critique Partner feedback Allow me to clarify… Last week I wrote and posted my self-edited draft of “Rainey’s Painting” (working title). This week our Writer in Motion assignment was to edit based on critique partner feedback. I had… Continue Reading
The self-edited draft There might just be a beginning, middle, and end here… Last week I wrote and posted my Franken-draft of “Rainey’s Painting” (working title). This week our Writer in Motion assignment was to self edit that rough draft.… Continue Reading
Oh Lordy, here’s a pantser draft!! As the first week of Writer In Motion comes to a close, it’s time to reveal the unedited first draft of my story. Continue Reading
Wherein the writing prompt escapes; ideas form; a runny, messy draft is born. Read on… What is Writer in Motion? Writer in Motion is a short story writing event where participants draft a short story from a prompt and show… Continue Reading
What happens when your NaNoPrep begins to gnaw at your soul? Here’s what it looks like for me: preparing is fun and awesome until about a week before. I’ve been learning all about outlines and craft and cycling through possibilities,… Continue Reading