Where I’m talking about my creative process, challenges, and the latest from the ROTAverse.


Rebuilding the Habit
In which I challenge myself to get back on the wagon—the creative wagon, that is—and rediscover my lost habit of daily creativity.

It’s Our Time
What do you do when it would be very easy to believe that your best days are behind you?
Creatively speaking, that is.

The 7 Stages of Reading Your First Draft
Reading my first draft…it was…it was a journey. A slog. A thrill. A roller coaster. A relief. I went through so many distinct moods and stages that I was reminded of the classic stages of grief.

The Perfect Souvenir
Why does vacation feel so good? Daily life can feel so frenzied, so rushed. Like there’s always something more to do. Then you go on vacation and whoosh. All that buzzing energy melts away.
