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2022 reading round-up, part 1

August 1, 2022July 31, 2022Leave a comment

The best and worst of the books I've read so far this year!

book sale, author event, and all the other things going on!

July 23, 2022Leave a comment

writing's been slow, but life has not!

what's my process? part 5: revision

what’s my process? part 5

May 18, 2021May 15, 2021Leave a comment

I have my finished rough draft, now it's time for the next step: revision!

what’s my process? part 4

April 20, 2021April 15, 20213 Comments

We've already gone through the first three steps of pre-writing, and now we're ready to write some actual words!

what’s my process? part 3

March 30, 2021March 23, 20213 Comments

In which I begin to see the shape of the novel.

what’s my process? part 2

March 23, 2021March 22, 20215 Comments

In this installment of the series, I'll be talking about first lines and how important they are to starting the writing process.

what's my process? part 1: inspiration

what’s my process? part 1

March 16, 2021March 23, 20215 Comments

I may be a pantser, but I still have a process. This first part in the series focuses on my starting point: inspiration.

finding a breakthrough

March 10, 2021March 9, 20215 Comments

I've been struggling to write my WIP for the past three months. Read on to find out how I broke through!

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January 2021 updates

February 2, 2021February 1, 20211 Comment

A roundup of what I've been doing

into the query trenches

into the query trenches

January 9, 2021January 8, 20212 Comments

Here are my tips for the querying process!

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