ChristianaJan 203 minNew Year, New Writing ProcessIt's 2020! We made it! If there is one thing that the new year always brings, it's resolutions. Most of us make all kinds of lofty goals for ourselves that w...
ChristianaDec 13, 20196 minHow I Survived NaNoWriMo (and Won!)When I last left you, I was still questioning whether or not I would be participating in National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo. As you can see from the...
ChristianaOct 20, 20193 minTo NaNo or Not to NaNoIf you are a writer, you've probably heard of National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. Every November, writers all over the country -- heck, even the worl...
ChristianaOct 2, 20193 minThe Enchanted ForestWhen I was a little girl, we spent one year living in a big white house on an acre of land. Bordering the left side of our property was a grove of miniature ...
ChristianaSep 30, 20193 minFreewriting Will Set You FreeThere is something about freewriting that, well, sets you free. I'm one of those writers that agonizes over every single word choice, always has a thesaurus ...
ChristianaSep 28, 20193 minA Kick in the PantsAt a Pennwriters Conference a few years ago I participated in a Read & Critique session. You could bring two pages of your manuscript, plus a synopsis, to be...