First, apologies for my slight absence. I went on a road trip to Moab, Sedona, San Diego (for a writer’s conference), and Tucson – then back to Santa Fe. 2700 miles in two weeks – and I loved it! I didn’t even look at the news while I was away...
Image by Tolimir for Canva Pro Argh. I did it again. I started last week’s piece intending to discuss my feelings around AI and how complicated technology has gotten, and I ended up writing a term paper on writing groups. Why am I doing this? I feel like I’ve turned...
Photo by Extreme-Photographer for Canva Pro Right now, I’m sitting in a coffee shop in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. The drive here was a glorious eye-feast of post-storm snow beauty and a feels-like temperature of zero. What would get me out in such cold...
(Image by yulkapopkova for Canva Pro) This morning, I was at my desk drafting my weekly article. The subject doesn’t matter, but it was on sensitivity readers, the pros and cons – and controversy – of hiring one. I’ll probably write the piece...
By Latino Life for Canva Pro You’ve spent months on your book. You wrote a decent first or second draft. Are you ready to publish? No. Writing also involves editing, publishing, and marketing – whether you go indie or traditional. In other words, writing is a...
Writers are writing in all corners of the world, from all ages and backgrounds, and they tend to fall into three categories: Personal Part Time Full Time Knowing which category you fit into can help you understand how to structure your life and what to do with your...