May 16, 2023
My novel, When Oceans Rise, follows a young Filipina American girl who becomes trapped in an abusive relationship and willingly gives up her voice to a sea witch to escape….
My novel, When Oceans Rise, follows a young Filipina American girl who becomes trapped in an abusive relationship and willingly gives up her voice to a sea witch to escape….
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…
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…
Richard Bach, who wrote Jonathan Livingston Seagull, once said that a professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit. Writing is hard. Publicizing writing is really hard. If you’re trying…
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