Read this on galpod.com. We've been talking at my incredible Writers' Group about ideas. Where they come from, and how to decide what's a...

Read this on galpod.com. I don't know why I keep thinking I'll get work done when we're away. I always think, sure, the kids are home,...

Read this on galpod.com. I've been "writing" my "first book" for a few years now. It started, like all books do (I assume), with an idea....

Read this on galpod.com. Well, it's been a hectic month in my standards. I've had a few random stuff happening such as volunteering...

Read this on galpod.com. Our next writers' group meeting is next week, and I'll be talking about outlining. To me, this relates a lot to...

Read this on galpod.com. The other night someone asked me why I call my partner "partner" rather than "husband". I've been asked a few...

Read this on galpod.com. When I started my graduate career, I remember meeting a doctoral student. She was in her third or fourth year,...

Read this on galpod.com. Over the last couple of months, I've been taking a course at my favourite adult education institution, City Lit....

Read this on galpod.com. I didn't have monthly goals for February. I was coming off the birthday high and trying to wrap my head around...

Read this on galpod.com. Today, I have a treat for you. I met Frieda Kilmari through a Facebook group for writers, and we chatted online....

Read this on galpod.com. I read an article with advice on how to create the ideal writing environment. Sometimes I fall for these things,...

Read this on galpod.com. I've been thinking lately about what it means to be creative. I have no definitive answers about that. I'm no...

Read this on galpod.com. I'm stuck. Remember that breakthrough I had in my story in July? Turns out it wasn't much of a breakthrough...

Read this on galpod.com. I mentioned last time that I'm kind of doing a little bit of a challenge off of the DIY MFA group. I'm only...

Read this on galpod.com. There is a challenge going on in one of the groups I skim, and there are prompts. Prompts are helpful because...

Read this on galpod.com. First, an admin update: I was trying to switch to the new Wix blog, but I'm not entirely sure about it. One...

Read this on galpod.com. A couple of days ago, over at my super-fun writers' group, we talked about goals. The discussion quickly...

Read this on galpod.com. I know, I know. That's going to be confusing. But I anticipate tomorrow and Friday to be extremely crazy what...

Read this on galpod.com. Trying to answer these questions, I pulled out all of the notebooks I've used in the last year. There were three...

Read this on galpod.com. Well. It's been an interesting month, that's for sure. It has also been six months now since I started the...