Stop measuring your commitment to your book by your word count. I’m saying this as someone who’s been staying up until 2 or 3 a.m. trying to get the words in lately. 😂 Some days you’ll write thousands of words. Some days you’ll write 200. Some days you’ll research, untangle a plot problem,

📚 A WEEKEND FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY LOVE BOOKS Imagine spending three days surrounded by independent bookstores, authors, bookish games, good food, curated surprises and people who completely understand your obsession with books. That’s what we’re creating with the Future Famous Authors Bookish

The fun part of today’s twist isn’t simply having your character misunderstand someone. It’s making them DO something because of it. Let your character believe the truth is a lie. Then follow that wrong assumption as far as it’ll take you. What does it change in your WIP? #TwistTuesday

Sometimes the writing isn’t the only dream you’re building. 📚❤️ Tonight, most of my time went toward the Future Famous Authors Bookish Retreat—flyer, logistics, hotels, bookstores, emails… all the behind-the-scenes work that goes into trying to turn an idea into something real. And then I wro

Today’s reminder: productivity doesn’t have to look miserable. ☀️📚 I’m lying in the sun while reading and vetting a book for Future Famous Authors and getting my social media work done. It may not look like the stereotypical productive Monday—but the work is getting done. There are enough

POV: your writing session accidentally lasts until 3 a.m. 😴📚 Novel90 — Day 54 ✍️ 4,367 words added 🗑️ 1,131 words deleted 📖 47,431 words total I wanted to keep going. I tried. But there comes a point where pushing through stops being admirable and starts being a bad decision. I’ve bee

We are officially down to only 3 rooms left at the Book House Hotel for the FFA Bookish Retreat! If you’ve been saving the retreat posts and thinking “maybe I’ll do it…” this might be the moment to take another look. ❤️ 📍 West Chester, PA 📅 November 20–22 Your weekend includes: 🍸 A wel

Novel90 • Day 53 ✍️📚 Last night was supposed to be an EARLY night because I had to return my sleep study monitor this morning before I would normally even consider being awake. 😂😴 Then the writing started going REALLY well. ✍️ Words added: 5,197 🗑️ Words deleted: 1,125 📖 Total manuscript

WHERE you buy a book really does matter. A book signing I was supposed to have over Labor Day weekend was canceled because sales of The Immigrant’s Wife at the bookstore were too low. And I want to emphasize: I LOVE this bookstore. Sherman’s supported my novel from the very beginning and stoc

Currently doing a sleep study. Stayed up because I REALLY wanted to hit 4,500 words. You’re welcome, science. 😂 Novel90 — Day 52 ✍️ 4,500 words today 41,316 words total And with that, I am ACTUALLY going to sleep. 😴 #Novel90 #AmWriting #WritingJourney #AuthorLife #Wr

My daughter asked if I wanted to go to Dunkin’ with her, and my automatic response was, “No thanks, I’m working—but I’ll pay for yours.” I sent it. And almost immediately realized that wasn’t the answer I wanted to give. So I sent another message: “Actually, I’d love to go with you.” Th

Yep. 6,487. And because I rewrite at the sentence level as I draft, I also deleted 1,330 words along the way. My work-in-progress is now sitting at 38,288 words, and suddenly this book is starting to feel very, very real. That’s one of the things I love about Novel90: not every writing day

I can be exhausted all day, get into bed…and suddenly my brain is ready for its nightly meeting. So when I saw a new magnesium sleep cream with melatonin, I immediately thought: Okay, I’m trying THAT. I haven’t used it yet, so this isn’t a recommendation. I’m just a woman of a certain age who

Here’s a quick editing trick you can use TODAY. Search your manuscript for: ✨ TRY ✨ START ✨ BEGIN Then look at each one. “She started to walk toward the door.” Could it simply be: “She walked toward the door”? If the character completes the action, you can often go directly t

✍️ TWIST OF THE DAY TUESDAY Twenty years ago, someone sent your character a letter. Their parent hid it. Now your character has finally found it. 👀 Who sent it? ✉️ What does it say? 🤫 Why was it hidden? 💥 And what changes once they read it? The best part? This twist can become alm

🎉 I HIT MY 4,500-WORD GOAL! Yesterday I gave myself a pretty ambitious new Novel90 target: ✨ 4,500 words a day. Today? 4,500 WORDS WRITTEN. ✍️ I’m ridiculously proud of myself. I also finally stopped fighting my sticky laptop keyboard and moved to my ergonomic setup. Coincidenc

You do NOT have to answer every request immediately. Sometimes the most useful thing you can say is: “Let me think about it.” Give yourself enough space to ask: ✨ Do I actually want to do this? ✨ Do I have time for it? ✨ What am I saying no to if I say yes? You don’t owe anyone an

✍️ NEW WRITING SETUP + A BIG NEW GOAL I’ve spent all 47 days of Novel90 fighting a sticky laptop keyboard. Enough. 😂 I’m switching to my ergonomic writing setup—and I’m raising the goal: ✨ 4,500 words a day. ✨ A better keyboard isn’t going to write those words for me. But if I’m g

❤️ YOUR SELF-CARE SUNDAY REMINDER You are allowed to want something simply because it makes you happy. But don’t stop there. ✨ You’re allowed to let yourself have it, too. ✨ Buy the ridiculous dress. Get the tattoo you’ve been thinking about. Take the weekend away with your girlfr

🐾 Apparently my writing partners have better work-life balance than I do. They’re completely asleep beside me while I’m still working at 2 AM. 😂 But tonight’s words are down, the story moved forward, and I already know where I’m picking it up tomorrow. Time to close the computer and join t