So what did you really think I was going to write about? LOL ... A dancer, I am not. I like to dance to make my kids laugh, but that'...

#TipfulTuesday I find sharing tips becomes easier when bringing an issue, I am currently muggling through to the table. Tod...

Anyone prepping for conference? Appointments with editors and agents are great opportunities to let your stories shine. One thing that cal...

I read another chapter of Donald Maass's book,  The Fire In Fiction , and it was all about setting. When I think about setting, I usua...

I just had to pull this oldie and post it today. I am trucking through that 2013 manuscript...going through my second round of edits...and ...

For the past couple of weeks, I have been editing my newest novel. It's a strange dance. Kind of awkward at times, sometimes a bit di...

This is a repeat from a post I did a few years ago... but I've been mulling over the idea of getting feedback and this post was intere...

Hello. My name is Cara. I'm a recovering reader and writer. I live and breathe words. But sometimes as a writer I need help ensurin...

You know that novel that hooked you from the first page, that you settled into like a fancy-but-comfy pair of Kate Spade's, and that yo...

For the first time in my writing life I have pressed the SEND of no take backs and no returns. My book has received its final edit and is o...

  This right here was one of my very first blog posts when I started writing over four years ago! Put a big smile on my face! I've c...

Have you ever watched the pilot series of your favorite T.V. show AFTER being hooked for a few seasons? on freedigitalphotos.net by image...

On freedigitalphotos.net by Sura Nualpradid It was a temporal treasure—the fine white sand in her plastic colander. The work she exerte...

Editing other people’s books wasn’t something I set out to do. In fact, after my first paid editing job I said, “Oh, no! I didn’t want to...