by mamacatlewis
Here’s a writing prompt for you today: summertime! What does summer evoke for you? Good feelings? Bad? Does it make you think of a carefree childhood? A horrible time at camp? Your parents getting drunk? Surviving the city swelter? Mosquito bites? Ice cream? Songs?...
by mamacatlewis
I’ll let you in on a secret: I made a glaring error in my second book. And, why? Because I was arrogant and myopic, and probably a little stupid. Thankfully, that writer has grown up a bit and her writing has, too. I cringe when I think how confident I was when...
by mamacatlewis
Perhaps you’ve heard: “you should write a book!” That’s advice to take to heart. If someone is so enamored by your story or life event, then trust their judgment. That’s what happened to Christi when she approached me to write her memoir...
by mamacatlewis
Here’s a writing prompt for you today: write about a time when you encountered a weather event that evoked intense emotion and tell a story around it. Maybe, like me, you grew up in “Tornado Alley” and was constantly hearing the warning sirens and so...
