One of the things that has been instrumental in my writer’s journey has been attending writers’ conferences. There is no faster, easier—and more fun—way to gain access to the publishing world. Over the past four years, I have attended at least 12 writers conferences—all within driving distance! Some were cheap, some were expensive, but all […]
After almost a month since its pilot, I finally found time to binge-watch the first four episodes of the new CW teen drama series, Riverdale. Let me tell you, I was not disappointed. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the best judge of good television. In fact, most of my favorite […]
By the time I’d finished organizing my notes for my revision, I had mixed feelings. On one hand, I couldn’t wait to finally get started on the actual editing, and on the other hand, I was already exhausted. After all, I still had a long way to go. I had the entire manuscript to still […]
Before getting a book deal, I’d heard many author friends complain about the dreaded “editorial letter.” How many pages was it going to be this time? What parts of their precious manuscript were they going to have to cut because the pacing was too slow? …and other nerve-wracking questions. I had one author friend […]
Writers spend hours and hours prepping for various projects. Whether that is outlining the next novel, or editing an older one, or even working on their marketing plans, there’s a lot of time and effort of sitting in a coffee shop or library with headphones on. Part of that prep time for me (and a […]
Today’s post will be a guest blog post by author Jody Holford. She will be discussing her new book, MORE THAN FRIENDS, being released December 5th, 2016 by Entangled. She’s also been kind enough to invite me, a fellow Entangled pubmate, along with a few other authors to be a part of her Facebook book release party […]
I know every new author has one of these blog posts, and I think they all say roughly the same three things: Knowledge: I fumbled around online, read blogs, and went to conferences. Timing: I talked to the right agent at the right time at the right conference or submitted to the right contest. Perseverance: […]
My first blog post on my brand-spanking-new website. Thanks to my lovely and talented web designer friend, Meaghan Mulligan, I finally have one. (Lady, you are out-of-this-world beautiful, and more than I could ever deserve.) Anyway, dear reader, this is an introductory blog post where I will try my best to give you a general […]