How to Keep Going: a Somewhat Rambly, but Hopefully Encouraging Nanowrimo Post
So Nanowrimo’s just around the corner! Unfortunately, I’ll be using most of my nano writing time working on my academic stuff that I desperately need to get finished, but good luck to all those who are properly doing Nano from…
How to Survive the Wait: Free Advice
The wait. Sigh. Yep. The wait truly is the hardest part. The hardest part of being a writer. Uh, okay, one of them. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMyCa35_mOg?rel=0&w=420&h=315] If you’re a writer, you probably know. Waiting is involved at every stage of the…
Sunday Musings: The Power of Words
So, years ago I read a very powerful article over at the Rejectionist written by the amazing author Neesha Meminger. It’s about the power of words. Peanut Gallery: “The power of words? What you mean like saying Bloody Mary in…
This is THAT Post where a YA Author Talks about Getting Bad Reviews
Hee hee heee…..yeah. Reviews. Where do I start? It’s a weird and wonderful thing, having strangers review your book and all. I mean, I started off basically only writing stories for myself. Every once and a while, I’d show one…