It’s IWSG time again! This is my monthly post on the blog hop The Insecure Writers Support Group: a blog hop therapy group for writers. (If you’re here for my writing lessons and have no need for this warm-fuzzy-feeling stuff, I’ll see you Friday after next. I’m on vacation.) The awesome co-hosts for the June 6 posting of the IWSG are Beverly Stowe McClure, Tyrean Martinson, Tonja Drecker, and Ellen @ The Cynical Sailor! June 6 question – What’s harder for you to come up with, book titles or character names? Book titles, hands down. Maybe because I’m a pantser, but I never have any problem with character names. My entire writing process begins with…

What I do when I get into a writing funk (Well, after the coffee, the chocolate, and moping around the house for days.) My road to recovery in three steps:

How I Celebrate a Win This post is part of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group: a monthly blog hop therapy group for writers. The awesome co-hosts for the March 7 posting of the IWSG are Mary Aalgaard, Bish Denham, Jennifer Hawes, Diane Burton, and Gwen Gardner! March 7 question – How do you celebrate when you achieve a writing goal/ finish a story? The short answer is: I don’t. Perhaps I’m an overly pessimistic person, but I’ve never been one to count my chickens. The world is too quick to remind you that you aren’t as smart as you think. As a beginning writer, I made the mistake of querying…