Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
Case Study: How Julie Learned To See Herself As A Writer
Julie Parmentier primarily writes mystery fiction, although she has also written short fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: What made Julie want to work with[...]
75+ took my quiz. Here’s what surprised me.
Last week I sent out the "What Kind of Writer Are You" quiz, and the response caught me off guard — over 75 of you have taken it so far. One pattern jumped out immediately.[...]
How to Revise a Novel: Start With Structure, Not Sentences
You finished your draft. Maybe it was last week. Maybe it was last year. Maybe it's been sitting in a folder for longer than you'd like to admit. Either way, you're in the same[...]
How to Pants Your Way to a Novel
The middle path between plotting and pantsing that actually gets books finished. "Once we really got into it, I actually found the outlining kind of annoying," a client told me recently. She'd tried detailed plotting[...]
What I Taught at Novel Summer Camp (And What You Can Still Use)
Last week I had the privilege of joining ProWritingAid's Novel Summer Camp for a live workshop on pacing — one of the most fundamental and most misunderstood tools in a fiction writer's kit. The[...]
Case Study: How Seth Helped A Writer Rediscover Joy in Her Writing
Cheryl Rodeheffer is a former public relations and marketing executive who now writes contemporary fiction, often centered around love stories. Book a Strategy Session Case Study: Why Cheryl needed a[...]
Novel Summer Camp starts today!
Join me today for a free workshop: The Speed of Story: How Pacing Keeps Readers Turning Pages. It's free to attend and open to all. Here's what I'll be covering: The difference between a story[...]
Why Is Writing Fiction So Hard?
If you've been working on your novel for a while—and I mean really working, not just thinking about it—you've probably had this feeling at least once: I know how to write. Why is this so[...]
Come write with me this summer
This summer, I'm hosting a free webinar as part of Novel Summer Camp: a free, four-week writing experience from ProWritingAid, running July 13 - August 7, 2026. I'd love for you to join me. [...]
Make Readers See Your Scenes
The Best Books Make Readers See Their Scenes. Yours Can, Too. There's a reason certain books get finished and certain books get put down. It's not the premise. It's not the genre. It's not even[...]
