June 22, 2020 Beta Readers and Moving Forward The journey of writing is the most amazing part. I work hard to write, edit, rewrite, change, and edit again. This seems to be the general process of everything I do. Now it’s time to get some Beta Readers
January 1, 2018 The Battle Starting on the First Page Who knew that the battle on the first page was so important? During a recent writing conference, an experienced agent sat down and dissected our work.
June 21, 2016 Another Attempt at Sending Out Query Letters The Query Letter is one of the more crazy things in publishing. But to actually send them to strangers is one of the scarier aspects of this process.
February 3, 2016 Adios Prologue I’ve been reading more on how to make the first few pages better. And after much deliberation and research I am saying Adios to my prologue.
November 18, 2015 Writing Contest and NaNoWriMo I’m still working on the second and third rounds of edits to my medical mystery by the end of the year. And so, I won’t be joining the NaNoWriMo this year. Editing is harder than I thought.
September 18, 2014 New Writing Contest – New Adult Fiction First Attempt at a Writing Contest for New Adult Fiction. No better way to learn than by experience. Pitch plus the first 250 words are recommended.
January 23, 2014 Medical Mystery – 2nd MS Working on my second manuscript. This is harder than I thought possible. I keep missing names and places. I wonder if this is common among new writers?