As a writer working in the trenches of obscurity, I believe a good chunk of my fellow authors would be thrilled to see their work adapted into screenplays. Next to getting that major book deal, seeing one’s characters and worlds interpreted on the big screen is “the dream.” So what then would be the nightmare?ContinueContinue reading “A Scary Story About a Scary Story”
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Haunted by Story Ghosts and Regrets
Welcome back to you and me both! It’s been *checks notes* eight months (!!!) since I last penned a post on my own website. Ugh. How has it been that long? Am I the worst writer you know? Wait—don’t answer that just yet, because if you’re tempted to say “no,” the following tale might changeContinueContinue reading “Haunted by Story Ghosts and Regrets”
Noeventber is a No-Go Again
I’m going to take a wild guess and say that today’s blog title brought a host of questions to your mind: What the heck is Noeventber? Is that a typo? Does she not have spellcheck? And what does she mean by “again”? Were we told of this before? Let me first address the easiest questionsContinueContinue reading “Noeventber is a No-Go Again”
Getting Back in the Swing of Things
Hello! Remember me? I don’t blame you if you’ve forgotten me; it’s been more than a year since my previous post. I decided last March to take an extended hiatus from my online platforms with the intention of staying logged out until I made significant headway on my writing goals, the most ambitious of thoseContinueContinue reading “Getting Back in the Swing of Things”
If You Can’t Be Resilient, Be Stubborn!
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about quitting. Mostly that applies to running, but also (and I hate saying this out loud) to writing. I’ll get to that in a moment, but first, I want to discuss the running issue because it’s prominent in my life right now. And because it’s a useful metaphor forContinueContinue reading “If You Can’t Be Resilient, Be Stubborn!”
Near Misses and Vanity Press Blues
Gather ‘round, my dears, as I tell you a tale of the time I came scarily close to accepting a job with a notorious vanity publisher. *cue horror music* I know, I know. If you’re a fellow writer, you must be appalled, and with good reason. I swear I didn’t understand at the time exactlyContinueContinue reading “Near Misses and Vanity Press Blues”
Giving Life to Faulty Memories
What would you say is the best remedy for a faulty memory? A diary? A photo album? Home movies? Whatever it is you are currently reading this blog post on? You could make a solid argument for all of these, but today I want to talk about that last one. Or rather, something that youContinueContinue reading “Giving Life to Faulty Memories”
Incentivizing Pesky Writing Goals
Is it just me, or did summer in the northern hemisphere fly by? One moment, it’s June and I’m posting about my new tattoos, and the next, we’re into September. I planned to be MIA from my website for a couple of months, and I like to think you noticed my absence. No need toContinueContinue reading “Incentivizing Pesky Writing Goals”
How to Pick Your Next WIP
I’m done. Finished. Finito. It’s a wrap on “final” edits to my middle grade novel. I’m now a query critique-and-revision cycle away from sending it back out to agent slush piles. I can’t do much more to get this book noticed, represented and published, so short of edits requested by an acquiring editor, I’m callingContinueContinue reading “How to Pick Your Next WIP”
Creating in the Time of Corona
This is my fourth attempt at a post for this week’s blog entry. Let’s see if I actually get anywhere with this one. I had several topics I wanted to write about, but after getting a few sentences into each one, I ran out of steam. Or more precisely, I hated the way the wordsContinueContinue reading “Creating in the Time of Corona”
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