
The 5 Stages of Dealing with the End of a Favorite Book Series
Listening to: Linkin Park & Jay-Z – Collision Course Mood: ALL OF THEM (see stages of dealing with the end of a book series below) The...
On Dreams and [Paying] Agents
Listening to: Poe - Hello Mood: Hopeful I was down in San Diego a few weeks ago visiting family and friends—generally making mischief...
My SCANDALOUS Reading Habits (And Thoughts on Banning Books)
Listening to: Mumford & Sons - Babel Mood: Defiant From September 21st -27th this year the literary community holds its annual Banned...
How Do I Choose Between All the Voices in My Head?
Listening to: Iggy Azalea – The New Classic Mood: Inspired Having finished my YA Fantasy and started working edits, I’ve been waffling...
Writing as a Journey: First Draft Editing
Listening to: Sara Bareilles – Little Voice Mood: Content I was MIA last week, mostly because I finished my YA Fantasy and needed to...


Why do writers...
Listening to: Save Ferris - It Means Everything Mood: Amused I'm in the final stretch of my WIP YA Fantasy and my brain has been hanging...
The Truth about Subjectivity
Listening to: Florence + the Machine – Lungs B-sides Mood: Thoughtful Back in July I won a critique with agent Sara Megibow through...


My Pitch Wars Mentee Bio
Listening to: Paramore – Riot! Mood: Excited The amazing Brenda Drake’s Pitch Wars 2014 is officially underway! While the awesome...
Bloody Email Exchanges
Listening to: Dido – No Angel Mood: Mischievous Sometimes my writer’s mind spills over into my day job. Take the following...


RWA’14 Recap
Listening to: Shakira - Unplugged Mood: Thankful I didn’t post last week because I was attending RWA’14 (Romance Writers of America...