Life, Publishing, Updates, Work-in-Progress, Writing Process

Into the Query Trenches…

I’ve always heard that the two worst parts of the publishing journey are querying agents and going on submission. I understand why — the wait, the stream of rejections, and protecting the embers of your publishing dreams. All the while, the community urges you to keep writing. Keep writing in case they want another book.… Continue reading Into the Query Trenches…

Updates, Work-in-Progress, Writing Process

The book is done! I think…

My book is done!!! My book is done! My book is done? Okay, well maybe not “done” in the way you’re thinking. I have finally finished the developmental edit of my fantasy novel. What is a developmental edit? A developmental edit is basically a structural edit. It looks at the plot, character arcs, and overall… Continue reading The book is done! I think…

Life, Writing Process

Blinders On – Tuning it all out for a while

I want to share my writing. Desperately. I want other people to read my fiction to have the fun that I have when stories develop and scenes soar across my eyelids. But, it’s a lot of pressure to put on myself for a group of people that, honestly, doesn’t exist yet. (Shout out to the… Continue reading Blinders On – Tuning it all out for a while

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New Serial Coming Soon! – The Deity and The Witch

You (all three of you) voted, and I’m listening! If you didn’t get a chance to vote in the poll here, then I’d suggest you run over and do that quickly! (Or leave me a comment) Deity and the Witch - In a world where gods and demons roam the streets, a witch has fled her coven… Continue reading New Serial Coming Soon! – The Deity and The Witch

Life, Updates, Writing Process

Essaying – Taking back the blog

I wrote a piece the other day. I was super excited because I felt like I was DOING something with it. It was just sort of a...long-form, more organized stream of consciousness. I was so excited about it that I took it to my critique group with the phrasing of "I don't know what this… Continue reading Essaying – Taking back the blog