Kate Spofford, author

Tag: The Victim’s Ball

  • what’s my process? part 2

    what’s my process? part 2

    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

    what’s my process? part 1

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

  • crunching the numbers

    crunching the numbers

    I’ve gotten back into the swing of submitting recently, and my experiences now have felt a little different than back when I tried for a year of 100 rejections. So I decided to look at the numbers to see – are things different?

  • resolutions for the new year

    resolutions for the new year

    Because I can’t just have one…

  • what I’ve been up to

    Last month I attended my first SCBWI conference in Springfield, MA.  It was an amazing experience.  I attended workshops facilitated by well-known writers, listened to inspiring keynote speakers, and also had a chance to meet with an agent to critique my query letter and an editor to critique my manuscript.  I was most nervous about…