Shelli at Market My Words is having a fabulous contest this week. She is blessed to be repped by Alyssa Eisner Henkin from Trident Media Group, and in response to talented Suzanne Young’s help in the past, she is offering a recommendation to her agent to one standout pitch. (Check out all the details for the […]
I thought I knew what I’d be working on this week. Finishing up some suggested revisions on one manuscript and continuing with the character sketches for my YA Contemporary “issue” work in progress. I have really put a lot of time and effort into this new project and really LOVE the concept. But . . […]
My last WIP Wednesday was 11/18/10, and I screamed from the rooftops that I finished my first ever novel. Following that post I headed into revision-town, where I stayed for about a month before beginning the exciting, scary, encouraging, deflating process that is querying. 🙂 I also began work on my bright, shiny new idea. […]
I MET MY GOAL!! Can you tell I’m excited? This past weekend, I finished my first ever novel! Now it is just the first draft, and even though I have a constant self-editor going, have revised numerous times while drafting, and had the first 50 pages or so critiqued by writing friends (although those pages have changed […]
I have fallen in love with NaNo. Being surrounded by other writers hammering out their projects, reading how others get over their creative blocks or outline a plot, and encouraging each other late at night via Twitter has been just the kick in the pants I needed to get my YA completed. I am not done yet, […]
Is it possible to be overloaded with inspiration? Right now, I am thinking it is. I have so many ideas going through my mind in ways to improve my work in progress, tighten and enhance the story, all gathered from my reading in the last 12 hours, that I almost don’t know where to begin! […]
I found a group of bloggers who are in the same NaNoWriMo boat as me–currently in the middle of a WIP and not wanting to abandon it to join the month long writing fest with a new project. Sara McClung at Babbling Flow has started a group called NaNoWraMo (National Novel Wrap-Up Month)! If you are interested in […]
Next week heralds the beginning of NaNoWriMo! The point of this write-fest is to complete 50,000 words in 30 days. People from all over the globe will be writing their novels from start to finish, going to the site linked above for encouragement and inspiration. They will be loading up on coffee, coke, chocolate and […]
If you follow my Twitter and Facebook updates, this week I wrote about a breakup scene. It was sad and depressing and I couldn’t help getting sad and depressed along with my character. When I’m writing–or reading for that matter–it’s hard not to get inside my characters minds, and feel and experience everything along with them. Luckily happy […]
I love telling people that I am writing a novel. I’m proud of myself for following a dream/interest I’ve had since I was a child (there are stories in my diary that I wrote when I was 6 that are quite hilarious now). I am excited to be doing something that models for my children […]
