It sounds simple: You have an idea for a book, whether Fiction or non-fiction, literary or commercial, so you write it. After that you send it to a publisher and they take care of editing, publishing, and marketing the book. No?! Well, that's what I thought before I wrote my first manuscript. One day, not so … Continue reading From Book Idea to Finding an Agent
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Writing First Loves
In both my completed manuscript and WIP, my characters start to fall in love for the first time. They're both YA, what do you expect? Your teen years are for experiencing new things, and falling in love is a big one. But if you write YA, you could encounter one of two problems. These problems … Continue reading Writing First Loves
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Confidence or Lack Thereof…
Writers are a rare breed who can simultaneously think we have the most amazing ideas that simply must be shared with the world, while also feeling crippling self doubt. How can such a huge group of people think they are both awesome and ordinary? For writers with serious self-esteem issues, you will hear that it … Continue reading Confidence or Lack Thereof…
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Naming Characters
Alright, it's time to confess, I love Onomastics! You don't know what onomastics is?! It's only one of my favorite hobbies. Names! Doesn't everyone belong to a dozen different sites to discuss and research names? No! Well, if you are a writer, you have to care a little about your characters' names. You could pick … Continue reading Naming Characters
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