May 25, 2015 | Bloody Book Club, The Writing Life
Today I’m participating in The Faux Fountain Pen’s Muse Party Blogfest. You’re all invited to bring your muse or one of your characters to the party. Since I don’t have a muse (unless you count Stephen King), I decided to bring Edgar, the...
May 6, 2015 | The Writing Life
I love a challenge. Run a 5K race? Sure! Fight in the ring? Yeah, let’s do it! Blog 26 times in a month? Bring it on! Write 50,000 words in a month? Why not? Blog 26 times and write 70,000 words for Camp NaNoWriMo in the same month? Of course!...
May 5, 2015 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
The title of this post is a bit of a misnomer, I’ll admit. I can’t tell you how all writers feel. I can just tell you how I do. Today is the day my very first published book will be released. I now have things that I’ve dreamed of having since I was...
Nov 18, 2014 | The Writing Life
Becoming a fighter was one of the best things I ever did for my writing career. It gave me the thing one needs to survive any difficult industry. Armor. You see, I had some really hard days in fight camp. Lots of them. Humiliating days, painful days, days when I just...
Jul 9, 2014 | The Writing Life
About a month ago, a publisher asked for a full. I was very excited. I sent the novel to them, brimming with optimism. I knew it might result in a rejection, or worse–a terrible contract. But I hoped for the best. Last Wednesday, I received a response. To my...
