Sing revision update #6
OMFG. I am *THIS* close to finishing the first round of revisions on Sing, Sweet Nightingale! THIS CLOSE! Pinch of Sunlight (c) Dani Simmonds Seriously. That close. So close, in […]
Take a chance and learn something new.
After Hours (c) Blade Multimedia Know what’s important? Your own sanity. Happy is good, but you can survive on sane for a long time. It’s a good thing to keep […]
Things and stuff and silence.
It’s a secret (c) Paul Brunskill I’ve come into my blog about six times this week to try to write something. It hasn’t worked. Part of this is because there […]
Time to get back to work!
Since I got home from work on Friday, I have done next to nothing. I spent most of the weekend in my room watching movies and TV on Netflix and […]
Covers and BEA!
Just in case you haven’t heard yet, the cover reveal for Sing Sweet Nightingale is coming soon. In fact, it’s coming so soon that counting down to that date doesn’t […]
My first book shaped baby has a face!
No matter how many times I stare at this cover, I cannot get over how much I love it. Jeremy West did a fabulous job and I’m so thrilled that I can […]
The importance of characters who have character.
People (c) Jayanta Behera The world is a messy, complicated, and occasionally ugly place. Bad things happen all the time. Sometimes to “bad” people, sometimes to “good.” The world is […]
Cut, chop, snip, slice.
Scissors Cutting (c) Pam Roth My project this week? Seeing how much I can cut out of a book. It’s not something I’ve never had to do before, so this […]
Whatever It Takes
My short story Whatever It Takes is in this anthology. The story is set within the world of The Dream War Saga, but only tangentially connects to the series itself. […]
Did you hear? My cover is coming next week!
Yeah, okay, I may have already posted about this, but I’M SO EXCITED! I leave for New York on Friday, but next week, this happens: Jeremy West did SUCH a […]
Sending your words into the world.
The first edit of SSN, printed out. So you wrote a draft. An entire book! Good for you! You’re officially a more accomplished writer than 95% of the people who […]
What do you do when you’re finished?
Mountain Lake Sunset (c) mwingine I’ve had a day to decompress a little from finishing the draft of the book that shall not be named right now and I still […]
It’s official! Book 2 is DONE!
You guys, my brain feels broken right now, but I have to post this because OMG. I HAVE FINISHED THE FIRST DRAFT OF BOOK 2! I just… I can’t even. […]
Something funny for your Saturday!
Every once in a while I consider deleting Facebook. It’s annoying and time consuming and just ugh. But then I stumble across something that makes me giggle and I say, […]
Drafting breaks my brain.
This is my brain while drafting: Broken Glass (c) Patrick Moore I don’t think I’d feel quite so broken and helpless if I knew what was holding me back from […]