Writing is tough and sometimes we don't know where to begin or where to get ideas from. That's why I'm thrilled to have Amy Christine Parker, thriller author of GATED, ASTRAY, and SMASH & GRAB, here today. She has some excellent writing tips on where to get ideas...
I have a new video for you today covering the topic of revision! Have you ever felt like this when revising? I have! Sometimes revising feels like I'm floating around lost in a black hole (I'm obsessed with LOST, BTW!). Some of you have emailed asking for a video on...
Hey guys! I'm super excited to offer another writing tip video for you! This one is super fun because while at LibCon 2015, I asked four published authors to share with you their tips for revision. The authors are: Lori Goldstein, Trisha Leaver, Lynne Matson, and Jeff...
I don't know about you, but sometimes I find myself overwhelmed with all the ways I can make my writing better. So I teamed up with four other YA authors-- Lori M Lee, Maureen McGowan, Karen Akins, and Mary Crockett-- to share quick and easy writing tips with you....
For the past few weeks, I've been doing a series on the publishing process, starting with the editorial letter. Today I've asked my writer friends if they could share their advice on how to deal with the editorial letter. I think they've got some great tips. ...
I'm doing a series of blog posts chatting about the publishing process. Today, I want to share how I tackled my editorial letter. As I mentioned here in this post, editorial letters are all different in some way, but essentially they have the writer revamping core...
My hubby is off to the southern tip of Korea, Kyongju and Jeju-do, for a high school discovery trip. I'm totally jealous (Sure, I've been, but still!) because Kyongju is the setting for my Korean taekwondo story. I could handle some traveling all in the name of...
Right now I'm tearing my first draft into about a million shreds. I think it looks like someone with a really bad haircut. You know, chopped here, too long there, and maybe some mismatched dies scattered around that really need to be blended.But.... I'm excited! I...