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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!

read an ebook week sale, March 7 – 13

March 7, 2021March 6, 2021Leave a comment

This week is Read an Ebook Week, which means a huge sale going on over at Smashwords! You can grab the entire Wolf Point series FREE, including two of the prequel novellas. Smashwords allows you to download almost any format, including PDF, ePub, and mobi (Kindle). Click here to get some free books!

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February 2021 updates

March 3, 2021March 2, 20213 Comments

A roundup of what I've been doing

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January 2021 updates

February 2, 2021February 1, 20211 Comment

A roundup of what I've been doing

incorrect circus book covers

January 13, 2021January 12, 20211 Comment

As a person who dabbles in the circus world, I have a huge pet peeve when it comes to reading circus books - their covers!

into the query trenches

into the query trenches

January 9, 2021January 8, 20212 Comments

Here are my tips for the querying process!

2020 successes and failures

2020 failures and successes

December 30, 2020December 28, 20204 Comments

What I meant to do and what actually got done... it was more than I expected!

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