February 2021

I have found that this article on writing a book within a book a helpful tip when I have a character who desires to speak but who I cannot find a place for them. A book within a book! https://lithub.com/how-writing-a-book-within-a-book-saved-my-novel/

February 2021

I am excited to see other writers, far more advanced and wise than myself, speak to their process. Author Bret Easton Ellis reflects on how his classic novel American Psycho was written from a place where he was excavating his feelings about society, what was upsetting him, and how the book reflected his emotions at the time. This trauma or trigger in our nature is the permission we need to write what speaks to us. https://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari/watch/-psycho-author-of-the-book-that-predicted-trump-s-america-speaks-out-100371525621