#Writing 9/11

Mar 2, 20163 min read

Why I don’t want to be left alone.

This past Saturday I had the privilege of attending a winter writer’s retreat with six fellow authors. The day was spent brainstorming,...

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Feb 29, 20161 min read

March Madness and Mayhem!

Ok, so in a recent post I laid out my daily routine and how it’s taken months (years!) to achieve and that I’ve finally found a groove...

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Feb 28, 20164 min read

5 Courses of the Rough Draft – Are you hungry yet?

Rough Drafts can be a tricky thing. The process that one author takes will look completely opposite from that of another. Each of us have...

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Feb 26, 20164 min read

Flash Fiction Friday: Crime Fighter

It’s here! It’s here! My debut in Flash Fiction. I agonized all week over what to write and how to keep it short, and in the end, I just...

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Feb 20, 20162 min read

Flash Fiction or Nah?

Ok, I will admit, I’ve been an extreme skeptic when it comes to Flash Fiction every since I first heard about it. The idea is nice, but I...

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Feb 19, 20164 min read

What is your writing routine?

I’m often asked how I get so much writing done when I also homeschool my three daughters. And until about a year ago, I would’ve said it...

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Feb 15, 20162 min read

When you’ve got a few words to cut…

My current manuscript in revision happens to be a middle-grade fantasy set in a fictional medieval world with fun things like unicorns...

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Feb 12, 20161 min read

Big Announcement!

For those of you that haven’t already checked out my Facebook page, I have some exciting news I’m ready to share with the world! A few...

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Feb 11, 20165 min read

February Author Interview: Michelle I. Mason

I’m so excited to share a first here at Caffeinated Fiction: Our very first author interview! Look for one each month, and get to know...

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Jan 21, 20163 min read

The drawback of getting what you want

So, I’ve had a little excitement in my life recently. Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a chance to speak with an agent about my most...

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Jan 12, 20163 min read

Art of Writing or Thrill of the Plot?

Recently I got into an interesting discussion with a fellow writer about the importance of good writing. I had mentioned that I was...

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Jan 6, 20163 min read

The Pain and Beauty of Revision

Admit it, revision is never a fun process. The joy and excitement of creating something new got on the last bus out of town. There’s...

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Oct 5, 20153 min read

Why do you write?

My middle daughter is currently studying Ancient Egypt in her homeschool history class. One of her least favorite things to do is read....

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Sep 28, 20153 min read

3 Things I Learned from a Month of Silence

So, I took a break from blogging. It wasn’t intentional… at first. But then it happened, and then I sort of liked it, so then I just kept...

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Aug 13, 20152 min read

Author quotes, and why they matter

It’s been exactly two weeks since I walked into the ACFW Greater Philly Writer’s Conference. This morning I thought I’d browse through a...

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Aug 6, 20153 min read

Just Write.

This past weekend I had the privilege of attending the ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Greater Philly Conference. It was my...

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Jul 16, 20153 min read

The Beauty of Distracted Writing

I used to think I couldn’t write unless I had at least an hour or more to devote to it. Which, of course, rarely happens, since a little...

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Jul 4, 20151 min read

Happy Fourth! Free Books!

Happy Fourth of July from Caffeinated Fiction! I’m finally back from vacation! 🙂 While I was away, I had intended on doing a special...

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Jun 25, 20153 min read

Zombies vs. Writers

Glancing at my website just now, I was shocked to see the ‘zombies’ tag was so tiny. It seemed to sad and lonely at the bottom of the...

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Jun 23, 20152 min read

Aloha Hawaii (or Learning to write with sand between my toes)

Caffeinated Fiction is moving to Hawaii! Yep, you read that right! At the end of the year, my family will be pulling up roots and heading...

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