Category: Jessie’s Life

I recently had a small detail turn into a hugely important point in my latest WIP. I was merrily editing a scene where the main

Had this conversation recently. Sound familiar?

Queue the music. I’m at the halfway point on my new WIP. I usually do three major drafts of a novel (there are LOTS of

I just finished the first draft of my current work in progress. As is typical for me, I like to become more familiar with the

My wife is a quilter, and we frequently compare notes on our respective crafts. We’ve found there to be quite the similarity between the two.

I’ve been spending a lot of time world-building, outlining, and developing characters for my next novel. It’s easy to get lost in this process, playing

You know those days. The ones where you have to get a bunch of things done. But your muse says, “Write for just a few

Some days you sit down to write, and the words just flow. But other days, it’s a struggle of epic proportions. My brain is lost

I finished the first draft of my latest novel this week. While I was tempted to call it a piece of crap, I decided doing