My debut comes out in May. It’s exciting. And terrifying. A box of galleys arrived a week ago. Even before I had the box completely open, I was crying. The top two books are slightly tear- stained now – those will stay on my shelf. 🙂  I mentioned exciting, right? Seeing all of your hard work […]

“Oh my god, I’m going to burn this manuscript and get a job grooming Guinea Pigs.” Okay, so maybe you didn’t want to become a Guinea Pig groomer. But I’m guessing all of us, at some point or another, have threatened to make s’mores on a bonfire from the worthless piles of paper we thought would be […]

Last week I talked about my problem with Empty Story Nest Syndrome. Let’s not confuse ‘no WIP’ with ‘no story ideas’ though. That brings me to today’s topic -- story squirrels. You know, the “ouuuu, shiny” idea that tries to muscle out the others. See, in addition to suffering from ESNS, I’ve developed a rather […]

Revisions are done (for now) on my debut, scheduled for release summer 2017. I’m in a holding pattern until my editor sends me the next round to review. Proposals for next projects are with my agent. I’m in a holding pattern until I hear back. For the first time in six years, I’m not actively […]

  We’re going to start this blog post with a duh moment … Writing is hard. Getting published is hard. Now if you can all roll your eyeballs back into place, we’ll continue. Ready? I’ve talked many a writer friend off the “I’m going to quit” roller coaster. I’ve even had my share of “maybe […]