I know some folks love and others hate these posts, but I’ve waited a long time for this, so I’m doing it. The short version: After two mentorships, a few years, and many drafted manuscripts, I was bruised and battered and I poured all my heartbreak and stubborn optimism into a new manuscript which I…
Category: Book News
Okay, fine.
I’ve been stalling, I’ll admit it. For months, I’ve been mentally drafting my “PitchWars Eve” post. “Soon,” I’d tell myself. “After I hear back from Agent X. Then I’ll write it.” But there was always another agent. Another query. Another excuse. Another reason to postpone it. Because I knew what kind of post I wanted…
So Shiny!
Is there anything a writer loves more than a new, shiny story idea? Well, maybe a book deal. But, on the creative side, a new story idea, freshly imagined, is pretty high up there on the list of things that get us excited. Like all writers, I, too, love a shiny new idea, but as…
YA Books I loved in 2017
I’ve considered doing book reviews in the past, but I don’t have the heart to negatively review anyone else’s work, so instead I’m just going to tell you about some of the books I really like, and some of the many I am excited to read soon! Here are a few of the (YA) books…
What a Month
It just occurred to me that one month ago, I had NEVER queried or pitched a book, and since then I’ve done nothing BUT pitch and query my book. And occasionally sleep. Occasionally. I didn’t dip a toe into the water of querying-PitchWars threw me off the dock into the deep end. And while it’s…
Writing for Change
I’ve been playing catch-up over the past week. As usual, I’m spending my birthday month participating in NaNoWriMo, trying to churn out 50,000 words in 30 days. I fell behind during the PitchWars agent round- can you blame me?- but I’m clawing my way back. To motivate myself, I’ve joined a challenge called The Mighty…
Agent Round: Day 1
Hey friends! Much love to all of you who have been checking in and cheering me on today. PitchWars is like querying in hyperdrive but things still take time, so as much as I’d love to give you a final verdict on my PitchWars experience, that isn’t how this process works, alas. Day One has…
Whoa, We’re Halfway There!
Whooooooa, livin’ on a prayer! Take my hand, we’ll make it, I sweeeeeear! Okay, okay. I’m done. *humming softly* That’s right, friends! PitchWars is halfway over! I can’t believe it! To sum it up so far: Truly. I loved my manuscript before, but the amazing Molly E. Lee has helped me massage it into a…
Brush Strokes
Whew, hey friends! Sorry I’ve been a bit remiss about updating this blog (you should see my family blog, which I don’t think I’ve updated in six months-oops!) but that’s just because I’ve been hard at work. The good news- No Man’s Land is really getting close! I’m so happy with the changes I’ve made…
Here we go…
Whew. Okay. Let’s do this. For posterity’s sake, and because I have so many writer friends also embarking on massive revisions, I’m going to try and write a short post every few days documenting my Pitchwars revisions process. My mentor was SO on the ball that I got my edit letter and comments on my…