It’s been a minute since I’ve posted anything other than a book review. Why? Well, first of all I doubled the amount of children in my house. I had a baby girl at the beginning of the summer, and she and my son have been keeping me extremely busy. The other thing keeping me extremely…
In 2019, I decided to give Jami Attenburg’s 1000 words of summer a try. What’s that you ask? The goal is to write 1000 words a day for 2 weeks. Author Jami Attenburg puts in on, and you can sign up for her email list (Which I highly recommend whether you do 1000 words or…
Whether you are a parent or not, writing isn’t easy and it definitely isn’t for the faint of heart. There are so many times when you want to throw in the towel. Add kids into the mix, it makes really hard to silence the voice in your head that for various reason tells you to…
It can be overwhelming, writing and parenting. There never seems to be enough time or energy to do it all. And unfortunately, that’s just the way it is. But the moms who answered my questions had some really great advice no matter what stage you are in. Do you have any advice for writers who…
Last Write Like A Mother post, we talked about the challenges of writing with kids. And while there are plenty, there are also so many benefits! While I loved all of the answers to all of the questions, the answers to this question were particularly great. What are some of the unexpected benefits of writing…
Welcome to another edition of Write like a Mother, where I share results from a survey answered by other mom writers. (Part 1 was on finding time to write & part 2 was on routines) Today’s topic is all about challenges. And there are so many. From time to energy to just having the will…
One of the big pieces of advice for writing is find your community. Make writing friends. Get to know other writers. The truth is I didn’t for a very long time. In fact, a year ago, I didn’t really have any writing friends. I was on Twitter, but mostly a lurker. It felt like everyone…
Welcome to another installment of the Write Like A Mother series. In case you need a recap, I send out a survey to a several kind and wonderful mom writers who agreed to answer about being a mom and a writer. You can read the last post all about finding time to write here. Today’s…
Here’s something that no matter how long you have been writing, you have to constantly remind yourself- First Drafts Are Shitty. It’s just a fact. It’s like writing amnesia. You go along, work on a project forever. Then it’s time to start a new one and OMG WHAT IS THIS GARBAGE? It’s a shitty first…
A while ago, I wrote about my experience of being a mom and writing. And I got such a good response, I thought it might be interesting to hear from other mom writers. They are all at different stages, write different genres, have different age kids. Some work, some don’t. But the one thing we…