You might have seen me squeeing over this on Twitter yesterday, but I found out that my book, My Very UnFairy Tale Life, has an ISBN number! And it’s listed on Amazon, B&N, etc. It’s even up on the Powells website (though it doesn’t have any info yet, not even a title). And people can [...]
I’m still in the revision cave, but I think there’s a tiny light at the end of the tunnel. By golly, I think I might actually make it! And you know what’s been keeping me going? Having this series of incredible pictures to look at–because if goats can climb a dam then nothing is impossible: [...]
Thank you to everyone who entered the Feb/March Debut Giveaway! It was great to hear about the books you’ve all been enjoying this year. I’ll be doing another debut giveaway soon, so keep an eye out for that. And now for the giveaway winner… Lucia!
I’m still in my revision cave, but thankfully there’s lots of chocolate here to keep me going. I’m currently rewriting the last couple of chapters of the book, which is a tad daunting. I think it will make the ending more satisfying, though, so it’s a necessary process. In the meantime, here are some recent [...]
Short post today since I’m right in the thick of revising. First off, it’s the last day to enter my Feb/March debut giveaway! You can’t say no to free books, can you? Second, I’ve been rereading The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to help me get into the humor mindset as I’ve been revising. Anytime I [...]
As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently got my revision letter from my editor (yay!). As I’ve been looking over my manuscript and seeing what needs to be done, I’ve been realizing that certain things in my life need to be toned down over the next few weeks so I can really focus [...]
It can be hard to have any perspective on your WIP after you’ve been working on it for a while. If you’re like me, you’re either in love with every word or you start to suspect that it’s all terrible. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle. So how do you get some perspective [...]
Well, it’s Monday morning, I’ve lost an hour of sleep due to Daylight Savings Time, and my To Do list is so long that it’s started its own To Do list. Anyone else feeling a little overwhelmed today? I think there’s only one way to fix that: a motivational montage! Having doubts? Don’t worry… Just [...]
It’s raining and gloomy in New England, not exactly the kind of day when my brain can focus on an in-depth blog post. So instead, here are a few writing-related tidbits that you might enjoy. 1. I got my first editorial letter a couple days ago! And I didn’t cry! In fact, the suggestions made [...]
When Alisa Libby and I started First Page Panda a while back, our goal was to spread the word about new books. We didn’t anticipate it would have an effect on our writing, but it has: it’s made us a little paranoid about our own first pages! Both Alisa and I have found ourselves rewriting [...]
