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Tag: Waiting Room

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.

Waiting Room updates!

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020Leave a comment

Back in June 2018, I began posting a fanfiction-turned-original story called Waiting Room to Wattpad. Since then, it has reached over 1 million reads and as of today is part of Wattpad's Paid Stories program!

5 Ways Fanfiction Helped My Writing (and 2 ways it didn't)

5 ways fanfiction helped my writing (and 2 ways it didn’t)

March 12, 2020March 18, 2020Leave a comment

Here's how two years of writing fanfiction both helped and hindered my writing.

Self-Care and Synopses

self-care and synopses

September 13, 2019September 10, 20195 Comments

Recently I wrote a synopsis, and the whole process reminded me of how much work writing is. It was so much work, no wonder I needed some self-care.

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progress check 2

September 8, 2019September 7, 20193 Comments

It's been a little while since my last progress check, so let's see where I'm at with those 2019 goals!

crunching the numbers

June 12, 2019June 11, 20194 Comments

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?

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resolutions for the new year

December 31, 2018December 22, 20182 Comments

Because I can't just have one...

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Nanowrimo 2018 Week 2 Update

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018Leave a comment

Whoa, I'm halfway there... Whoa-oh, livin' on a prayer!

all the free books!

December 27, 2017December 27, 2017Leave a comment

There's a huge sale over at Smashwords, which means all my books there are free!  These include: Hitchhikers (Wolf Point #1) - always free! Dreamwalkers (Wolf Point #2) - just use EY100 at checkout Scavengers (Wolf Point #3) - just use EY100 at checkout The Beast (Wolf Point Origins #1) - always free! The Madman (Wolf Point … Continue reading all the free books!

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