October 15, 2022
I’m so happy to report that I did not trip or die during my Booktok class at the DFWCon! In fact, the event went great and made me want to…
I’m so happy to report that I did not trip or die during my Booktok class at the DFWCon! In fact, the event went great and made me want to…
October 8-9th at the Hurst Conference Center I’m a going to be a speaker at this year’s DFW Writer’s Conference! My class, Earning Your Booktok Crowns – Without the Dancing,…
Though I definitely like to have professional editors look at my novels, I always run through a general self-editing list, so that I do not waste a good editing opportunity…
Some people are under the impression (Mom!) that the publisher is supposed to do everything for you. And while being in traditional publishing is great, and my publisher does quite…
Several of us are speaking at today’s funeral, but here are my words I was born an island. Some of my earliest memories and most of my mom’s stories about…
Writing Young Adult (YA) novels is about more than just writing a protagonist who’s in their teens—though that is one of the criteria. Things to keep in mind The young…
Here is my non-official guide to query letter writing! Believe it or not, they are pretty formulaic! Paragraph One: Start with a “when” sentence that describes your characters age, name,…
Why is word count important? Word count is the number of words in a novel, short story, or other written piece. It is important because it’s a good indicator of…
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