MOTHER WRITERS: Morning Larks vs. Night Owls
Finding the TIME to write is an under appreciated treasure for parents. A treasure that is typically unplanned and unscheduled. When we unbury ourselves from the mom life and have our own time, we hope…
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MOTHER WRITER: Kill the Superstition, Save the Writer
By Justine Manzano “I can’t write unless I have a cigarette, am sitting in a particular room in my house, on a particular chair, writing on a yellow legal pad with a red marker pen.” The…
MOTHER WRITERS: Uh, what writing space?
As a writer, your creative space is sacred. You may have a space in your home dedicated to display your awesome books and a desk surrounded with all your treasured inspirations. Maybe you have a…
Announcing MOTHER WRITERS blog posts
Being a writer comes with its own set of challenges no matter what stage you are in. Published. Unpublished. Your writing journey is your own and what you make of it. We’ve all had our…
Quick resources for creating names
One of my favorite parts of writing is coming up with character names. There’s just something about naming a character that also makes them come alive. I wanted to take a moment to share three…
Writers. It’s okay to take a pause.
[Thanks for reading. Here’s a fun post filled with gifs and thoughts on taking a break.] The writing journey is a winding trail of moments and emotions, both positive and negative. When the path encounters…
When Life Happens, Writers Keep Writing
So when major life things happen, I don’t know about you, but my writing stalls. My mind goes fuzzy and I lose my creative focus. Just in the last three months, my life has included two…
You can’t be an author without being a reader
Every writer needs a reading break. It is my belief that you have to be a reader before you can be a writer. And how can you improve your own writing if you don’t take…
What kind of writer are you?
Every writer’s writing process is personal. There is no one way to do it and it may evolve as you move forward. All of my writing depends on so many factors, such as my environment, my state of…
#PitchWars is over, but my journey continues
There is nothing like diving right into something you are passionate about head first, but I was completely naked with flailing arms. Like other writers before me, I had a story in my head that…