*taps microphone* Is this thing on? Hello, my blog. My sweet, lonely blog. I apologize for ignoring you for a month. Or more. But it was for good reason. See, I was finishing my novel. And well, now I’ve done …
Just Write
Have you promised yourself this is the year you finally write your novel? And are you sitting there wondering how exactly you go about writing the novel you’ve promised yourself you’re finally going to write? Have you bought books about …
Smart Chicks Give Great Advice
A couple of weeks ago I saw the Smart Chicks Kick It Tour when it came through Scottsdale, AZ. That night, the lineup was Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel, Kelley Armstrong, Holly Black, Sarah Rees Brennan & Kimberly Derting. The auditorium …
Confronting Those Negative Voices
If you’re like me (and every other creative I know), you have a negative voice in your head that whispers ugliness to you every time you sit down to do your creative work. I call mine the You Suck Monster. …
SCBWI Recap #5: Paul Fleischman on Surviving The Novel
One of the most reassuring keynotes at the Summer 2010 SCBWI Conference was Paul Fleischman‘s session, “Surviving the Novel”. In this keynote, he blended practical advice with honest and encouraging insights, breaking up the arduous process of writing a novel into …
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