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During the past week, I knew that I wanted to achieve 1 of 2 things—either: Finish the 1st draft of my next YA manuscript, or Start...

Whether you are a risk taker or prefer to have an informed plan, doing a little research goes a long way when it comes to investing in...

Whether you are seven and obsessed with choose-your-own-adventure books, 13 and distracted by video games, or 40 with no extra time, here...

I don’t want to write this blog post. I don’t want to finish revising my manuscript right now. I want to draw. This, my friends, is...

Having people read your works in progress (WIPs) is vital not only for clean copy, but because we will make mistakes based on...

I recently published a workbook for helping kids get organized called, This One's For You, Messy Kid. In order to get the word out, I:...

Last week, I shared that my son and I created a workbook intended to help kids get organized, and that we were publishing it on Kindle...

I’m a big fan of trying things. Very rarely do we have something to lose by learning something new—even if we have no idea what we’re...

There is nothing like the feeling of being known by a lifelong friend. They see through the you that you have become to the truest part...

I’m always surprised to hear of people choosing to be writers, who have a story to tell but don’t necessarily enjoy the process of...

You may have noticed in the menu bar that I finally created an About Me page. I looked back to see when I first intended to accomplish...

I’m back from my trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it is a magical place. Peacefully dripping with art, it seems to be a vortex of...

Have you ever been to Santa Fe, New Mexico? There is so much history, culture, and joie de vivre baked into the adobe. I love all three...

Happy New Year! In January, many of us think about ways that we can improve upon ourselves, from being more reliable to eating leafy...

Ah, revision. I’ll never forget the first time I finished writing Birthday Ranch. I thought I was finished, fool that I was. With no plan...

Are YOU Proud of You? “Things are going remarkably well in your career.” This is a direct quote from my monthly horoscope by my Queen,...

I attended YALLFest this past weekend, the young adult (and middle grade) book festival produced by Charleston, S.C., bookstore Blue...

At the beginning of October, I attended my first in-person writing conference and it was glorious. I met other writers and illustrators...

The first of my in-person fall writing / book conferences begins next week and I am so excited! I haven’t physically been to one in a...

Everything we do moves us closer to reaching our goals, and the goal is the dream. Be sure to add a layer of planning and organization...

In my recent endeavors to understand how to use TikTok, I’ve read a lot about authenticity. Yes, TikTok. My son is 9 and interested in...

You may have discerned from the name of my blog, “Procrastination Station,” that I am empowered by a relentless ability to do something...

The world is changing, but it always is. The only constant is that people will be at times upset, and at times happy but, not always the...

Mercury is not in retrograde, so what gives? Yesterday, my Scrivener app on my iPad crashed. That’s where I keep my writing, and it backs...