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Spring Update!

Spring Update!

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve updated this blog so I thought I’d write an update on everything that’s been going on. First off, I’m excited to announce that I have a Middle Grade novel coming out in July called DIARY OF A GIRL NEXT DOOR: BETTY, published by Archie Comics as part of…

Happy New Year!

I can’t believe it’s already 2014! Obviously, it’s been some time since I’ve updated this blog, but I’ve been keeping pretty busy. Last year I had a number of freelance projects that kept my schedule pretty full, including some more writing work for Archie, some comic scripting work for another client (can’t say who, yet!),…

“Sabrina” Volume 1 and “Husbands” are out!

“Sabrina” Volume 1 and “Husbands” are out!

In some non-Winter Wilder news, I’m excited to announce that two of my recent projects have hit bookshelves! The first is volume 1 of my Sabrina the Teenage Witch comic that I wrote and drew for Archie Comics. This is the first time Sabrina has been collected in this way, and I’m extremely excited! Volume…

Feedback Feeds Me

I’m afraid it’s been some time since I’ve updated this blog. Blogging consistently is one thing I’ve struggled with in the past, and an area in which I hope to improve. So bear with me! Based on my last, bleak post, you might assume that I have given up on Winter Wilder. Not so! In…

The Low Point in My Story Arc

The Low Point in My Story Arc

I’ve already mentioned Mary Kole’s amazing book, Writing Irresistble Kid Lit, in earlier posts. I’ve had it less than a month, and my copy has already been devoured, highlighted, sticky-noted, dog-eared, and creased. I’ve read quite a few books on writing as a craft, but this one in particular is going to be my go-to…

3951 Words and Counting…

NaNoWriMo just isn’t going my way at the moment. One week in, and I’ve only written 3951 words of my novel. This means I’m approximately 7,700 words behind schedule.Now, it’s not like I’ve been slacking off. I’ve been writing. A lot. In fact, I’ve probably clocked in close to 10k words in the last week……

3 Days Till NaNoWriMo!

3 Days Till NaNoWriMo!

That’s right. Three more days till I allow my life to be consumed with writing a 50k word novel in 30 days. Should I be freaking out yet? I don’t think it’s really sunk in yet, because I still feel more excitement than dread. Also, I feel emboldened by the fact that I have this…

NANOWRIMO

NANOWRIMO

National Novel Writing Month seems like it has been around for ages. (Actually, I just checked their website. It started in 1999, picking up in popularity with each subsequent year). It’s always been something I’ve wanted to do, but every year I have found numerous excuses as to why I simply could not. “I’m too…

Letting go of the beginning

I’ve been reading Irresistible Kidlit by Mary Kole (which I picked up at the Writers Digest conference), and it’s awesome. It’s got so many great tips and it’s so current (I mean, literally. It’s hot of the presses.) I hit the section on “Starting Your Story” where Kole lists common clichés for how one, well,…

My First Writers Conference Part 4: Pitch Slam Dunk (Well, sort of. Mostly I just wanted to use that pun)

In my last post, I went over some Pitch Slam Pointers that I gathered from my own experience, which I shall now detail here. I didn’t get in line early enough. I went to the Keynote speech, I went to lunch, and I socialized with other writers and practiced my pitch some more. Honestly, I…

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