Posted on December 26, 2022 Leave a Comment
And thanks for all the fish, I mean growth. This year has been incredible. I grew as a writer thanks to my amazing critique group and new author connections. I’ve been posting almost daily on bookstagram and I’m having so much fun with that community—I even caved and made a couple reels! I read a […]
Posted on December 12, 2022 Leave a Comment
Especially when everyone gets the plague. We had a wonderful vacation during the Thanksgiving holiday and returned home to succumb to the plague. The hubs spent several days isolating in the master suite since he was the only one to test positive for The Illness Which Shall Not Be Named. The teen was mostly over […]
Posted on November 14, 2022 Leave a Comment
If there is a good reason. During the past couple of weeks, I put a clean copy of Seeds of Power to the side and vowed not to open it again. I edited my query letter and my synopsis, but both need a little more work before I am ready to move forward. I decided […]
Posted on October 17, 2022 1 Comment
So it’s time to take the next step. I spent the past two weeks reading Seeds of Power one more time. I moved some commas and changed a few phrases. That’s it. And yes, I enjoyed reading it! I remember the scenes I’ve cut over the years—some I really liked and some that I’ll be […]
Posted on October 3, 2022 Leave a Comment
To get back to my writing goals. After a summer writing slump and a very busy start to the school year, I am finally catching my breath and ready to refocus on my creative work. I’m going to read Seeds of Power one more time and edit my drafted query letter. I threw out my […]
Posted on June 27, 2022 Leave a Comment
I’m in a writing slump. For the past two months, I have been editing more than creating new stories. I have a few manuscripts with beta readers so I have to—gasp—wait and put those projects aside. Due to the busy full-time mom and volunteer part of my life, I haven’t had the head space or […]
Posted on April 4, 2022 Leave a Comment
I’m kind of on track! What I’ve done during the first three months of the year: BONDS OF MAGIC series: I did my last round of edits on SEEDS OF POWER! I’m consistently submitting LAND OF MONSTERS (the fully drafted sequel to SoP) to my writing group. I’m late but actively working on my agent […]
Posted on February 7, 2022 Leave a Comment
When you’re brave enough to make big changes. I did it. I tore into Dreamcatcher book #1 again and I am so excited! I love Lena and Matthew and enjoy spending time in this world. I wrote up a rough revised outline of the beginning and then dove right in. I pulled out my favorite […]
Posted on January 10, 2022 Leave a Comment
2022 edition. Happy New Year! Fingers crossed most of these goals get accomplished this year… BONDS OF MAGIC series: Research agents/make list by end of February. Have a publishing friend review/edit my query letter draft by end of March. Compile SEEDS OF POWER beta round feedback and make final edits by end of April. (Ha! […]
Posted on December 27, 2021 Leave a Comment
And thanks for all the fish books. This year has been amazing. I stepped out into the digital world as a writer, made amazing connections, and read a ton of awesome books. Thanks authors, publishers, and PR folks for reaching out to me. I have truly enjoyed these opportunities to read and promote books that […]