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…
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…
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
There was an exercise during The Artist’s Way that asked to write down the lives you wished you could live. I loved this exercise, so I’m doing it again. All the things I still want to be when I grow up: Author Painter Professor Swimmer Yoga Instructor Singer/Songwriter Pianist Illustrator Hiker Photographer Pastry Chef/Baker Bookstore/Cafe… Continue reading All the things I still want to be when I grow up
I was doing so well. I’m 3 months into the year, and only just last week did I slip back into the infinite scroll of Instagram. I don’t even know what caused it. It might have been trying to check in on a flash tattoo sale I wanted to attend, and I was only able… Continue reading Attention Span Healing – The backwards slide and how I’m dealing with it
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