A strange relationship exists between Taylor Swift and my specific experience with motherhood. Since the birth of my second son, she has been inextricably linked with my time as a…
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Analyzing Gone Girl’s Amy Dunne
I recently watched Gone Girl for the first time. (Yes, I know it’s 2023, and I’m behind.) Now, there are so many things that are interesting about this film, from…
Writing a Book That Exists Between Genre Lines
I think about genre in relation to The Last Summer (of You and Me) a lot. It’s a contemporary novel by Ann Brashares, who is one of my favorite authors,…
Tips for Writing Great Dialogue
One of the biggest things new writers and even intermediate writers tend to struggle with is dialogue. This makes sense because writing great dialogue is tricky. You’re trying to do…
The Best Places to Learn
When you’re a writer, it’s important to constantly be learning. Sometimes that’ll look like taking a writing class, but sometimes that’ll look like researching something for your book. (If you’re…
How to Format Dialogue
We’re going back to the basics today. Formatting dialogue properly is so important for making sure your reader can easily understand what’s happening. Especially since we as readers are used…