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…
Lesson #300 of Being a Newbie Writer: Never Doubt Yourself
Why do I say that? Because I’ve just found out that Feather Bound is Eligible for the Compton Crook Award!!! ;____; Like seriously I’m so touched and ;___; about the whole thing because you know, when people put you…
Never Surrender
You have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead – George Lucas Strange Chemistry may be gone, but my love for writing will never die. Onward.
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…