Category archive: process
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!),…
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
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……
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,…
First Draft Complete!
After nearly two whole years of working on this manuscript (on and off, not non-stop, mind you) I finally have the first complete draft of my first complete novel! It clocks in at 95,000 words and 365 pages. In other words, there’s still a lot of work (read: editing, trimming, slicing, and dicing) to be…
The Obligatory Origin Story
I began writing Winter Wilder in November of 2010 following two other attempts to finish two other novels that I never completed. You see, I always have a ton of ideas, but get distracted easily when something more enticing pops into my head. But I knew Winter Wilder would be different. (Back then, it was…