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…the newest manuscript is officially on submission. I sent out two queries as the first wave of a kind of a test run – I think it’s safe to say that if you send out a handful of queries and none stick – then there’s either something wrong with your query letter or your book… Read More The Good News is…
I finally finished Heart on Fire. You would think I would follow up that statement with a series of exclamation points and sparkly gifs. But the reality is, I’m too tired. It literally took me two and a half years. That’s an entire year and a half longer than my other projects have taken at… Read More The Hardest Book to Write
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I’ve been doing a tremendous amount of reading this summer. Promptly after my last post, my writer’s block came back full force, and I’ve since written exactly 3 pages of my new project Camouflage. Just three. The characters started talking one night, and I listened and typed furiously, thinking “this is it, I’m through it!… Read More Time Does Fly
I am out of the loop. Figuratively and literally. I haven’t even read my blog roll or checked my yahoo loops since…ohhhh… August? Mostly that’s because I’m doing another show and that’s what’s keeping my creative spirit entertained. But it’s also family and chores and work, and a myriad of other things that a person… Read More Busy, busy…
Still revising Heart on Fire. I can’t even tell you how frustrated I am with tearing apart my hard work and piecing it back together this time around. I’m beginning to understand why some just charge through their first draft like a bull in a china shop – must. get. to. end. – and not… Read More Revision Process