Inspiration for THE OUTS – a #PitchWars bloghop
Well, I did it. I survived Pitch Wars 2015. My amazingly awesome mentor, Jessica Souders, put me through the ringer and I came out on the other side with a manuscript that’s more polished, tighter, and...
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Statistics: How weird are the #pitchwars authors?
FYI: The amazing REBECCA MCLAUGHLIN has put together graphs! Many of the Pitch Wars mentees got together and shared our vitals and our not-so-vitals, giving Rebecca the ammunition to make these quirky...
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THE OUTS is coming in 2017 from Curiosity Quills Press!!!
I’m happy to announce that my YA speculative thriller THE OUTS is scheduled for publication by Curiosity Quills Press in 2017. YAHOO! So that’s it! The Outs has found a home, and not too long from now...
View ArticleThe Power of Words
The Power of Words–even a in small numbers–astounds me. As an author, every once in a while I get knocked flat by the mechanics of what I do. It’s a very nuanced profession, full of aspects that I’ll...
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What does it mean to be a “Servant Author”?
Servant Author? I’ve started adding something to my bio lately that is important to me, but might seem a little confusing to everyone else. That’s okay. Sometimes a little confusion is good, because it...
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Servant Authors See Success Differently
This is a follow-up to my previous post on What is a Servant Author? Servant Authors Have a Different Definition of Success When I talk to people about being an author, and about the amazing things...
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Rachel Caine’s Great Library series reminds me of Fullmetal Alchemist, and...
The Great Library is great Paper and Fire, by Rachel Caine I just finished reading through an advance copy of Paper and Fire, book two in Rachel Caine’s Great Library series, and I can’t stop thinking...
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I didn’t get my agent through #pitchwars. Here’s why you should join Pitch...
Okay, so Pitch Wars time is coming around, and I’ve got some things to say about it. I didn’t win Pitch Wars, but watch for THE OUTS coming out in 2017, anyway For starters, let me just put it out...
View ArticleSomeone knows. Find them.
Everyone has worries. Everyone has pains and fears. Everyone has things they wonder about. And someone has your worries. Someone feels your pain. Someone fears what you fear and wonders the exact...
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The Outs releases today!!
The Outs is here! Oh, all you wonderful people, I’ve waited so long for this. I can finally, officially, tell the world that The Outs is out! At last, everyone can read Kitzi and Caleb and Amanda’s...
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