Author: Author

  • Paying Dues

    It’s been several years since I started this blog (and others) and today I have decided to consolidate and upgrade based on my current experience. I’ve paid my dues. Now…

  • What I learned from NaNoWriMo

    For some crazy reason, my first attempt to pub this blog failed; guess WordPress is having their issues… Anyway, I wanted to share what I learned from my introductory nano…

  • Why Keep Going?

    I’m sure that some of you authors-in-training are out there asking yourself this question and it is a legitimate one; especially if you have been chiseling away at your craft,…

  • Voice is Everything

    So today I want to talk about voice. We hear it so much as authors. Voice. The book ‘just has to have it’, the agents say. But you might ask,…

  • Feeling the Void Not Just Filling it

    We writers love to wax poetic about the industry and our place in it and in this post I am no exception. Today I feel compelled to discuss the recent…

  • What I’m learning about my book

    One of the things I am both excited about and frustrated by is the process of revelation. My new book examines a more serious subject than my first and as…

  • 1st or 3rd?

    Lately I’ve been contemplating POVs. Should I write the protag in 1st and stay in his perspective or should I write him in 3rd and allow the reader to see…

  • Why I love my rejection letter

    Yes I said it. I love my rejection letter. Not just because it is my first rejection letter for my first MG novel, but because I actually RECEIVED a letter. Some…

  • Querytopia: Are you there yet?

    Now that I’ve finished my first MG book and sent out my first query, I await the forthcoming rejection. However, I am not afraid and look forward to placing it…

  • How Far We’ve Come

    Do you remember the day you discovered the Internet? I do. I was working for a graphic designer and he had a computer. A computer I had access to use.…