The Emotional Labor of Teaching the Unmotivated: When Apathy Walks Into the Classroom Teaching requires two willing participants. Lately it feels like one of
The Role of Beta Readers, ARC Readers and Sensitivity Readers Finishing a manuscript can feel like crossing a desert in flip flops. You finally
When Teachers Have to Pivot (And Why It’s Exhausting) Teacher’s have to pivot constantly. So much so that you’d think we’d be dizzy all
Multiple Works in Progress: How to Juggle More Than One Story Without Losing Your Mind If you have multiple works in progress, you are
You’re Allowed to Be Proud of Progress That No One Sees Progress does not always look dramatic. It is not always a promotion, a
Why Emotional Backstory Matters More Than Perfect Plot Emotional backstory is one of those writing tools most authors know they should be using, but
Book Review: The Trouble with Tulips by Carrie Patterson If you love small-town stories filled with tradition, emotional growth, and a satisfying happily ever
Teaching Doesn’t Look Like a Pinterest Classroom: What Real Teaching Actually Looks Like Teaching doesn’t look like a Pinterest classroom, but if you scroll
Writing Tension Without Conflict: Yes, It’s Possible When writers talk about tension, the conversation almost always turns loud. Arguments. Fights. Explosions, emotional or otherwise.
The Day the Writing Died: When You Lose the Joy of Writing There was a time when writing was the most natural thing I
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