My blogs about the writing life, at least the way I see it.

From The Starving Artist:

• Tripping Off the Block (about rejection and disappointment–and tears–as part of the writing life)
• The Life of a Writer In a Few Hundred Bulletted Words (what I like and don’t like–and merely accept–about being a career writer)
• Mothering the Novel (how being a writer is like being a mom)
• Birthing the Novel (how being a writer is like giving birth)
• Sound Advice (on one of the most heard pieces of advice I hear given to writers: “Read”)
• The Newest Loser (about losing a writing contest and dealing with the disappointment)
• And the Winner Is… (about winning a writing contest and yelling it from the rooftops)
• The All-Important Character (about writing to learn about writing, and the importance of characters)
• POV and Other Narrative Modes (a primer on point of view, voice, etc.; why present tense might not work)
• Era of the Villain (we are living in the era of the entirely sympathetic villain)
• What’s a Blogger To Do? (maintaining a consistent presence online and living a real life)
• It Could Have Been Worse (on my first writing group, their critique, and some writing advice (completely stolen))
• NaNoWriMo (an intro to NaNoWriMo)
• Livin’ La Vida NaNoWriMo (basically just a link to a great NaNoWriMo article)
• Novel Planning: A NaNoWriMo Update (about needing… and failing… to plan well for NaNoWriMo and LOTS of writing advice for the entire writing process (research, planning, writing, editing)
• A NaNoWriMo Extension (on losing my first NaNoWriMo and prevailing, anyhow)
• What I Learned From a Sprained Spine (about dealing with the forced pause in writing and in life)
• Novel ou Novella? (how to categorize your literary work, and why you should let readers know the word count)
• YA Vs MG (on how to determine if what you are writing–or reading–is Middle Grades or Young Adult)
• They’ve Got It Covered (thinking of your cover art as part of the artistic whole)
• How To Write What You Don’t Know (blasting the old advice of “write what you know” out of the water. What else would an imagination be for?)
• Tenacious Dee (on the number one thing writers have to do, persist. And about flying)
• Goodbye, Camp NaNoWriMo (on how I wrote and won on my second try)
• What’s So Bad About Generalizations? (on how we need generalizations–and love them!–as writers)
• What’s So Free About This Speech? (about the dangers of a narrowing freedom of speech, and public castigation)
• My Writing Process Blog Tour (on my writing process and the big three: make deadlines, go to work, and write)
• Renaissance Woman (about the diversity of my literary aspirations and the publication of a short story in a literary magazine, Scrutiny)
• My Writing Process Blog Tour (on, what else?, my writing process, as part of an orchestrated blog tour. I make goals, I go to work, I write.)
• Writer’s Blockade (in an attempt to explain to the non-writer, the writing and publishing field as it currently is)
• Seasonal Affective Writing Disorder (how the weather, and our other circumstances, affect our writing)
• NaNoWriMo Strikes Again (national novel writing month 2014 is fast approaching)
• The Dull Roar of Silence (sort of about Kickstarter, but more about how writers have to be so darned vulnerable)
• I Quit (how losing/quitting NaNoWriMo can teach us all a little about humility and balance)
• Need A Boost? (a list of writing prompt books and websites and ideas)
• I Am Not Alone (pointing you to an article on how not to write a novel, and my two cents on whether or not you should write to your audience)
• The Collective Imagination (making my claim that I am not about to copy, and nothing is new under the story sun)
• Writer’s Fatigue (on how I don’t believe in writer’s block)
• Change of Season (I am changing from a full-time author to a homeschool mom-slash-writer)
• Lessons in Unusual Places (about attending a reading and walking away proud)
• Headed to Camp (because I’m headed to Camp Nanowrimo, again)
• Music as Inspiration (a little about listening, or not listening, to music while you write, and a couple book-related playlists)
• What You Could Learn During a Residency (about what I learned at my first writing residency)
• Suddenly Writing. (about a workshop I attended and what you can do to keep the juices flowing)
• Ctl+G Just Changed My Life. Oh, Yeah, and I Finished a Novel. (about writing “THE END” at the end of my third novel and about how writing residencies are still awesome)
• Liasing with the Man. (about how to submit manuscripts and why it’s so important to do this thoughtfully and correctly.)
• My Apologies for the Scathing Reviews. (about why I bother with negative reviews, how I sort of regret them, and how looking for an agent makes me nervous about them.)
• How to Change Gears. (about why I have made the decision to publish this next novel traditionally… if I get lucky.)
• Computers for Writers (about a broken laptop and the quest for another, better one)
• Holiday Gifts for Writers and Readers (about, well, duh)
• I’m a Fellow? (about my stint as a virtual fellow at Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing during the pandemic.)
• The Creativity Web (about how doing art encourages doing more art, any art can turn on the creativity tap.)
• Revise and Resubmit (about what to do when you get that surprise reaction to a submission: the revise-and-resubmit.)
• Published! (about my first traditional publication of short fiction and the feelings that accompany it.)
• It Takes 500 Posts (about my 500th blog post and why I do what I do. Very meta.)
• The Other Genius of Stephen King (about needing a space to be productive and to legitimize yourself.)
• A Hundred Rejections a Year (about aiming for and celebrating 100 rejections (minimum) every year)
• How to Write in a Fascinating, Small Town (about my writing residency in an amazing, quirky town in the Arkansas Ozarks)
• think I missed some blogs here on Nano 2022
• Residencies with Friends (about my fourth residency at Weymouth and how it was better for residing with friends)
• Best Hikes and Writing Spots in the Triangle #1 (about the first post about the best hikes and writing spots in the Triangle)
• More Writing Lessons from Normal Life (about cutting word count as a final-final edit and a beautifying, clarifying tool)
• Scrivener, the Software That Divides Writers (about Scrivener, writer-specific software, and how the learning curve is worth the pay-off)
• My Two Cents About One Writing Website (about Writing Mastery Academy, Jessica Brody’s subscription website with classes, community, and structured-writing perks)

other places around the internet:

• On Juniper Grove (“Featured Author: Devon Trevarrow Flaherty,” including an interview where I talk about, among other things, the need for a writing community and first readers)
• On Pen & Muse (“Guest Post and Interview with author, Devon Flaherty,” including a guest post on seizing the publication day and an interview on general writing things and writing process)
• On Wordplay: Helping Writers Become Authors, a blog by K. M. Weiland (11 Ways Stay-At-Home Moms (and Other Busy Folks) Can Find Time to Write; pretty much just what it sounds like, and had particularly good reception)
• On JLB Creatives (“Meet the Author: Devon Flaherty” with an interview about writing, the writing life, and why–for the love of Pete–self-pub authors should hire editors)
• On Catherine, Caffeinated with Catherine Ryan Howard (“I Self-Published: What Next?” about–surprise–what happens after the publication, otherwise known as the post-pub blues)
• On The Undercover Soundtrack with Roz Morris (“The Undercover Soundtrack–Devon Flaherty” about writing and listening to music and how the two forever shall meet)
• On Tina’s Book Blog (“The Saturday Spotlight with Devon Trevarrow Flaherty and Giveaway of Benevolent” about reviving a dying novel and fighting for a book)
• On Books with Tien (“Interview and Review: Benevolent by Devon Flaherty” about writing Benevolent, my work space, writer’s block, and the next big thing)
• On Rachel Carerra, Novelist (“Author Interview–Devon Trevarrow Flaherty.” Fairy extensive interview, full of with and charm.)
• On Sandra Danby (“How I Write Flash Fiction,” as the person who passes the blog tour to me)
• On Jacke Wilson (“From the Starving Artist to Jacke Wilson,” as the next person to take up the baton on the My Writing Process Blog Tour)
• On Jacke Wison (“The Wisdom of John Lennon” on Jacke’s writing process as part of the blog tour)
• On GhoztWriter (“My Writing Process Blog Tour” on Juan’s writing process as part of the blog tour)