Pen Parentis - a blog for writers who parent

Tragedy.  I wrote this idea out in an email to a friend. Wrote it in gorgeous, bloggy detail. Then I cut it from the email, realizing that s...

In our world, we multitask.  Facebook and other social media send us alerts during the workday; and often we have a p...

Okay, so here's what last week's crazy parenting moment reminded me of:  I was writing a novel while I worked (at my fancypan...

I sat down to my laptop intending to write about my stressful morning - perhaps you can relate - but when I tried to come up with a title t...

I keep wanting to write a post about actually helpful writing sites because it's rare to find a parent who has the time between marketin...

A lot—maybe too much—has been written and philosophized about the effect of our parents on our lives. But what about thei...

A lot of you who follow this blog, I count as my friends - and as such, I want to take a little break from trying to inspire all writers who...