“…tell your story out loud to someone, or yourself, the way you might tell someone an anecdote. Tell the story while you’re still developing it, the way you would tell any other story in your own spoken vernacular.”

“My taste in literature, like my taste in most things, is hugely eclectic. I have weird collections of random music and clothing. I suspect I’m emotionally stuck somewhere around the age of fourteen and still trying everything for size.”

“Sometimes I flail around, weeping. I might also whine to writer friends about how I’ll Never Write Anything Again. When I’m over that, I remind myself to do a few things that aren’t writing.”

“If I have free time, I’m almost always reading.  I usually have three titles going at once – physical book, EBook, and audiobook – so I can fill my quiet time with reading, whether standing in line at the grocery store or lying in bed at night. ”

“If my writing isn’t going anywhere I take a break. The break might last weeks and I don’t feel guilty. I go for a walk, bake a cake, eat a cake. Socialise.”