The five phases of revision.
I had a phone call with my wonderful editresses last night and we went over some things that essentially mean I will be rewriting 3/4 of Sing, Sweet Nightingale. We […]
The joys of a well-written edit letter.
Yesterday, my editors sent me my first official edits. Not on the whole book, just on a particular section they want me to revamp before the in-depth editing begins in […]
Three grammar lessons I wish I paid more attention to in school.
(c) XKCD For some inexplicable reason, I have always struggled with grammar and spelling. In elementary school, my mother and my teachers could not comprehend how I could read and […]
25 realizations writers need to have.
I am working on so many different projects for both by 9-5 and my writing that I kind of feel like my head is about to explode. The thought of […]
The delusions of a part-time writer.
Typing Text by (c) Francisco Farias Jr I have three jobs. Yes, three. One is a full-time 8-5, Monday-Friday deal. This is what pays my bills and keeps me fed. […]
Pros and cons of stalkerish technology.
Child and phone (c) Jiri Hodan The more advanced day-to-day technology gets, the more possibly all those the-major-corporations-and-the-government-are-watching-you conspiracy theories are. When practically every phone out there has a camera […]
Sometimes writing is about as fun as resetting a broken bone
Writing – (c) Elisa Xyz My goal this weekend was to work on a short story I’m trying to finish this week. I knew where I was heading and so, […]
This post is a cop out. Just saying.
I have a lot on my plate and a lot on my mind (ALL GOOD THINGS, just in case you were wondering) and so this post is totally going to […]
The Story Of How Crashing A Party Changed My Life
Once upon a time there was a girl who absolutely loved Manhattan (aka, me). Manhattan had Broadway and amazing museums and an energy that made me happy every time I […]
Let’s Play A Game
Okay… so, if I didn’t tell you what this was supposed to be, would you be able to guess? I think that for going off an accidentally produced wire shape […]
The Many Facets Of Creativity
I want to be a writer (obviously). It’s the only job I don’t see myself getting tired of eventually and the only thing I’ve stuck with for most of my […]
News Flash: Waiting Sucks…
Okay, so maybe the fact that waiting is hard isn’t a news flash, but for some reason it’s been particularly difficult for me this time around. So, I’m trying to […]
Welcome To The New World
Even though there are a couple hundred posts before this one on the site, this is actually the first post in this location. The others were all imported from my […]
Photos, the Internet, and Rights
Over the next few days you’ll notice a lot of changes to the pictures posted on my blog. Namely, most of them will be disappearing. I thought about going back […]