When I was a little kid, my parents were frequently reprimanding me for 'stalling.' I have no recollection what specific things I was...

Quick update before I get back to it. I got up early to power through some character sketching and continue my writing from last night....

I hope that you all got the memo that I have officially started writing the first novel in the Vanessa VanDuyn series, The Grass is...

I am so happy to share that I started writing today! It has been way too long since I have had the fortitude to crack open the laptop and...

Is anyone else emotionally drained??? I am on overload right now. Absolutely running in the red. I am scared, frustrated, so incredibly...

I have been completely distracted this past week. I would normally have an hour and a half to work on my outlining while Marshall played...

What to say...Things are bat shit crazy right now. But humans, if anything are adaptable. We will evolve into something new and science...

These are scary, frustrating times made worse by the fact that the less human interaction we have, the safer we will be. Humans are pack...

On the massive list of things I need to do to make these 20 books work is improve my writing. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to look...

Write what you know. If you are a writer or not, you have heard this before. Maybe I'm lazy, maybe uncreative... but I AM honest. And I...

What if I'm a terrible writer? What if people are disappointed in my books? What if I completely fail and this is all a massive waste of...

What a boring world we would live in if we stopped learning after graduation. Writing a novel is an excellent way to learn about topics...

There is a lot of thoughtfulness that goes into creating a book series, however, there is no way to plan every detail before the first...

Vanessa VanDuyn Reads to Kids The Vanessa VanDuyn Novels Support Children's Literacy The Vanessa VanDuyn Novels aren't intended for...