DS Whitaker

Mid-June I began sketching out my first series. A couple months before, during a Zoom creative writing session, a character popped into...

I've been a bad blogger not creating a new post since May. So for kicks, I'm sharing some of the 'rules' I posted on Twitter during July...

Hey fans, I'm working on a story I started before the quarantine. In real life, a young coworker, Jenna, told us she needed to plan a...

I started a new novel a few weeks ago. Before the outbreak. As the numbers of infections and deaths rose in China, I began feeling...

My first memory of writing was from second grade. Our teacher asked us to write our biographies. I took it seriously (although I’m sure...

If you follow me on this website or on Twitter, let me first say Thank You! I don't know what 2020 will bring in terms of writing. ...

Christmas Eve is tomorrow. I'm reflecting on the past year. It's been a writing journey. I joined a writing group, went to my first...

I was walking in the mall with my husband and we passed a food kiosk, called Planet of the Crepes. I mis-read it. But eureka! I found...

What is writer's block? To me, it's getting to a part of the story where you don't know what happens next, or that terrible middle...