Tonja's Musings

I've definitely been struggling with writer's block, with finding the time to write, and with making writing a priority.  And so the...

I was raised to be independent at a young age.  I'd like to think that was by design, but it was more likely because my mom couldn't...

It's the first Wednesday of the month, time for Alex J. Cavanaugh's Insecure Writer's Support group. In a normal workplac...

Just now I rewrote the chapter that's been killing me - the one in the middle that needed to be added but just isn't working.  I thi...

Now I know the other day I said I would decide to be more positive.  That's a lot like saying you will definitely go on a diet today whi...

I have been having fun writing the alphabetical posts this month, but seriously am struggling with my new novel.  I over-designed it.  I wro...

After writing here this morning, I wrote two chapters in less than three hours.  There's something to be said for forcing yourself to wr...

This is one of my writing mornings.  I have three hours to write until I need to pick up my little guy from his little school.  He didn'...

Instead of working only two hours on Sunday, I worked most of the day revising my novel again .  My husband was very sweet to quietly do som...

When my daughter was in third grade, she went against what I thought was her true nature and joined cheerleading.  Let me tell you she was c...

I took two weeks off from writing so I could get ready for Christmas, spend more time with my family, and rest up to recover from my over-sh...

This New Year's Eve, my children and husband are happy to hear that my resolution is to calm down: to live in the moment, to enjoy life,...

I have intentionally taken a break from working on my children's story over the last week.  I love writing, particularly this story.  I ...

I spent several hours at the coffee shop yesterday and injested too many calories in the form of cookies, lattes, and mango smoothies.  The ...

I have the ending of the story I have been working on finishing since the beginning of October.  I have the outline, the plot, the smallest ...

I am happy to say that yesterday's cleaning of my desk did the trick.  I finally found the copy of the third chapter of my children'...

There is no worse obstacle to writing for me than distraction.  And no worse distraction than a dirty desk.  My desk has become a magnet for...