by Margaret | Jan 30, 2017 | events, writing life
UPDATED TIME: Sunday, April 2, 2-4 PM Guess what, Aspiring Authors? (Those who are on the newsletter list already heard, but here’s the general announcement:) Cal and I are starting a series of workshops focused on the various roles an indie author has to fill...
by Margaret | Jan 9, 2017 | writing life
Being a writer has nothing to do with one’s personal style, and there have been plenty of hoarder-style, as well as many minimalist, writers over the centuries. Recently I saw this meme on Face Book, & laughed: It made me think about decluttering, always a...
by Margaret | Oct 17, 2016 | process
Welcome to the second post in my new series about preparing for, and surviving, NanoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Join me in November to attempt this valiant feat yet again- check in with the writing community on our Facebook page. There are two kinds of...
by Margaret | Oct 10, 2016 | process
Welcome to the first post in my new series about preparing for, and surviving, NanoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) NaNo works for me because … I am capricious. I can be good at discipline, but only until I get bored of it, or feel limited by it, then I toss it...
by Margaret | Nov 2, 2015 | process
One of my favorite things to learn about writers is what their desk looks like. What kind of person are they? How does their writing match their environment, or does it? I also love posts about writers’ routines. These don’t usually bear much relation to...