Today’s post is an ode to internet strangers who become writer friends. Waaaay back in November 2015, I was ankle deep in my first NaNoWriMo. I’d started with no idea what to expect. I had no plot, no plan, and was simply attempting NaNo to see if I was capable of writing 50,000 words in…
Media Kit
More Fun Writing Resources
Some helpful sites for my fellow writers: Writing with Color http://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/ When writing and describing characters of another race: Edit Minion http://editminion.com/ A cool site that can point out some of your writing issues! Overly long sentences? Me? You don’t say! Fictionary https://fictionary.co/ Try a free trial of Fictionary, to help shape your story arcs.(Disclaimer:…
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…
Query Prep
The first month of PitchWars has come and gone and I’ve never felt better about my book (NO MAN’s LAND- check it out!) With a month left, I’m finishing up some line edits and working on my pitch to try and get all the intrigue and excitement into approximately 50 words. So I’m almost ready…
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…
In The (revision) Trenches
I hope everyone is safe and dry after one of the wildest months of weather I can recall. Aside from watching the weather channel and scouring twitter for suggestions of where best to send my donation dollars, I’ve been hard at work with PitchWars revisions. It’s been about two and a half weeks since PitchWars…
My PitchWars Interview
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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…
Pitchwars!
I can’t believe I’m saying this but… I GOT PICKED FOR PITCHWARS! I’m so incredibly excited to spend the next two months revising and polishing No Man’s Land with the help of the incredible Molly E. Lee! Check her out her Goodreads page here! There are many contests out there to help writers find representation…
Charlottesville
I’ve lived in Charlottesville, Virginia for many years. My father taught at UVA until this past spring . My brother, husband, brother-in-law and I all attended the University (yes, we capitalize it- we’re pretentious to the point of parody.) It’s where I met my husband and where we were eventually married. My young daughters often…