Story Easter Eggs
Something unique and special I love about books is finding the hidden hints authors weave in about the their muses, favorite people, or personally important things. Incorporating “Easter eggs” into your novel can create additional creative layers in your storytelling. Sometimes those allusions are really only for you and your inner circle, but for those […]
Flash Fiction: Forever
I stopped counting years after I turned 121. I’m not sure why that number. I had been very careful to remember all the other big days – different milestones they meant, the people who came and went during each successive celebration, but the big one-two-one seemed so unimportant to me. So insignificant. Just as I […]
What I Wish I Knew
I was brainstorming what to blog and thought putting together some writing resources might be helpful. Since I’m certain that’s been done before, the idea quickly morphed into more of a “what I wish I knew” when I was writing my first query-able novel. Hindsight is always 20/20, but maybe this post can help people […]
Going with the Flow
I’m a simple girl. I like cats. I like chocolate. I don’t like when plans fall through. But this is publishing, people. Nothing you plan really works out the way you expected. We’ve all been there- assuming or expecting one outcome and then something else entirely happens. Heck, I was supposed to have out-sold JK […]
Pitch Wars Mentee 2014
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