I don't know about you, but my sense of time has become a little skewed throughout these last couple of months. I've been able to maintain a little sense of normalcy, thanks to the ability to work from home, but that just means I usually know which day of the week it is. Which day... Continue Reading →
A writing update: April 2020
I realized a little while back that it's been a long time since I've updated you on my writing. I used to be pretty good about giving you all a monthly update, and then I sort off fell out of that habit. I'm not entirely sure why. I think I fell out of a lot... Continue Reading →
Scrivener tip: Using the corkboard view to outline your novel
I switched over to using Scrivener for the vast majority of my writing more than five years ago, and I've been in love with it ever since. I find it an easy platform to work with, and I always seem to find a new feature to use. One of my favourites is the corkboard feature.... Continue Reading →
Book recommendation: The View from the Cheap Seats: Select Nonfiction, by Neil Gaiman
No matter what profession you're in, people are going to tell you what books you have to read—to get ahead, to better understand what you're doing, or just to get a laugh only you and others like you will understand. Writing is no exception. I've talked before about a few books I think every writer... Continue Reading →
Focus
It's a long weekend here in Canada—Thanksgiving weekend. In between all of my turkey-eating (I have two nights' worth planned this year), I plan to re-calibrate my focus on certain tasks. My writing is going to be a big one. I've slowly been getting back to where I was a couple of months ago, in... Continue Reading →
