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As one year draws to a close and a new one begins, we start with fresh eyes and the optimism that this will finally be the year that we achieve what we want, no matter how big or small those goals are. If you're a writer, your goals will revolve around putting words on the... Continue Reading →
As 2017 comes to a close, this week’s blog post will be a roundup of the blogs that I enjoyed writing, the ones that you guys enjoyed reading (based on views and likes), and a shout out to some of the great blogs that I’ve discovered this year. My Favorite Blogs The Art Of Not... Continue Reading →
For someone who is a writer, I've done very little of it lately. This is because I've been spending the last few months editing and proofreading the four books that make up my YA supernatural series. As a result, I've become pretty apt at revising drafts, or at least I've learned enough about proofreading to... Continue Reading →
If you ask any writer to compare the first thing they’ve written to their latest work, it’d be safe to say that the first writing effort is cringe-worthy, while the latest shows how much they’ve grown as a writer. The act of writing creates a better author, and when you’re a few books deep with... Continue Reading →
While being able to pick up typos and Google the answer to any grammatical question is a modern godsend for writers, the one technological advance I'd like to have is the ability to see my work with fresh eyes. Short of a future app that makes it possible, or a clichéd amnesic related accident, I'll... Continue Reading →
At the end of November in 2015, I sent off my very first agent query. When I was rejected a few months later, it was 2016, and I committed to spending that year sending out more queries. It was a big step, and a process that saw me question if my MS was ready, stop... Continue Reading →
We've all heard the advice that you need to write every day to be a writer, but is it true? Yes... and no. Writing every day builds your skills. Not only does it progresses your work WIP, but it also forms a writing habit that will skyrocket your productively. What's even better is that you don't... Continue Reading →
Some say you're a writer the moment you're published, others when you make enough money to quit your day job. I like to think that it's as soon as you put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and bring words to life. In any case, you're a writer, and that means there are certain... Continue Reading →
To be a writer, you need to be many things; an editor, a dreamer, a finder of typos, a character creator, a world builder, a hunter of plot bunnies, a channeler of the muse, a reader, a critic, a slayer of fears, and a devourer of chocolate. The most important thing that you need to... Continue Reading →
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