It's done. The easy part. Now on to the editing . . .

Again, and against my better judgment, I’ve spent some time in the NaNoWriMo forums. I have a concern: Many of my fellow NaNoWriMos are te...

So I've changed a bit in this ending sequence already. That's fine. Four thousand words short of my goal. I'll get there.

NOTE: I've done something here I typically don't do. I've written a bit of my novel out of sequence. I don't like doing tha...

I'm behind. As of today, right now, I'm 4,992 words behind. But I'm still going, and that's what counts the most. Hit ...

Most days, when I sit down to write, I end up feeling like Jeremy the Crow here from "The Secret of NIMH." First, I'm all tie...

Growing up, I continue to discover, is hard work. Consider this: I’m a teacher. I teach. I teach online classes at Brigham Young Universi...

I’m close to giving up on NaNoWriMo. Not that I’m giving up on “Yershi the Mild.” I still like the story, and think I can carry it to an a...

This is Michelle’s observation from the weekend: “If you ever want to become the center of attention, or if you ever feel you’re being ne...

Yershi smiled over the pile of roots, berries, bark and herbs on the table. “With this, and with what we’ve brought, we have enough to try y...