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Hello, friends. It has been an incredible honor to spend the last month swimming through a vast sea of PitchWars submissions. I am…
Author: ekthiede
Character Agency: Who’s Driving this Thing?
(Note: I just realized this post has been sitting in my drafts folder since September, so that's why I'm posting it today!) My…
The Last Finestra! But in GERMAN!
The Last Finestra and its sequel are going to be published in Germany! LYX bought the German translation rights at auction!, and I'm…
So, you got an edit letter. Now what?
With PitchWars gearing up (and my final edits due soon! Eeep!) it's a great time to talk about edit letters--what they are, how…
PitchWars 2020
Mentor Bio That's right, I'm a PitchWars mentor! Wishlists to come, but for now, you can follow the #PitchWars hashtag and @PitchWars accounts…
On Luck and Timing
In early September 2019 I was completing revisions and bracing myself to query a new manuscript for the third time. I was anxious…
THE LAST FINESTRA is on GoodReads!
Click below to add my debut fantasy, The Last Finestra, on GoodReads!
Rough Winds
It's been a while, friends. My apologies for that. After signing with my agent last October, I dove headfirst into revisions and spent…
When to Write a Synopsis. (Hint: it’s not when the book is finished.)
As I’ve said before, I am not a plotter. I generally don't outline my stories before I draft, and I usually write by…