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. […]
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 […]
Stuck and unstuck.
Truck Stuck in the Mud (c) Nico van Diem Whether or not it’s truly writer’s block, sometimes you get stuck. Maybe you don’t know where you’re going. Maybe the characters […]
Struggling through the hard parts is hard.
Knocking on Heavens Door (c) bschwehn Humans are weird. Or maybe it’s just our brains that are the weird part. Think about it for a second. We all exist in […]
Sing revision update #5
I think the end is ACTUALLY in sight this time. Last night I managed to work through the chapter where everything collides. Lots of things happen, lots of things need […]
Sing revision update #4
I am in the home stretch!! Or, at least, I think I am. Honestly, it’s hard to tell. Every time I think I’m getting close to the finish line, I […]
Stories can control minds. No, seriously.
(c) Andrew Schmidt Movies, television, and books all present stories to an audience. Obviously. That much is kind of a given, right? But what we forget is that stories have […]
Getting back into the swing of things.
Forest Playpark (c) Colin Brough After a week away from life, this is my first day back at everything. I got back into my revisions on Sing, Sweet Nightingale over […]
Sarah Guillory – On Growth
My friend Sarah Guillory posted this on her blog yesterday, but I liked it so much I asked for her permission to repost it here. Because I wanted a copy. […]
I HAVE AN AGENT: Part 1
Lovelies, I have been sitting on this news since February 11. That may not seem like such an extraordinarily long time, but OMG IT IS. Because all I wanted to […]
Sing revision update #2
Guys, after working 14-16 hour days since last wednesday, I totally feel like this right now: Study 2 (c) Colin Adamson HOWEVER, progress is being made and I’ve been told […]
Sing revision update #1
I am full throttle on revisions! Movin’ right along, I tell you. The longer this goes on, though, the more this is both a good thing and a bad thing. […]
Because it’s HELLA RELEVANT: The Five Phases of Revision
Like I mentioned before, I recently got my first official edit letter. So now I have to start, you know, editing. And so, of course, my brain is going LH […]