I sometimes wonder if I would be happier if I gave up writing. It's just so hard. I'm up against the same block with this story. It's one central relationship, and I can't wrap my brain around it, and it makes everything so unpleasant. It sucks the air out of the...

My first ever perfect week of writing. I wish I felt more exuberant about it, but I'm bogged down on a scene currently and thus I'm grumpy about my writing. Sigh... Feeling burned out. Looking forward to a weekend of recharging. Night!

I think I may have nailed the central conflict between hero and villain in my book series. Finally. The villain has been so obscured to me thus far. I realized that I needed to wrap my brain around who he is, what he wants, what he represents and why. Particularly...