This past month was perhaps my busiest in a very, very long time, and yet I somehow read a record number of books. Go figure! Here’s what I read in January: CATCHING JORDAN by Miranda Kenneally was such a pleasant surprise! I could really relate to Jordan because I was one of those “jock” girls...Continue Reading
A few weeks ago on twitter, Sarah Goldberg mentioned how she loves Scrivener but has trouble outlining in it, which made me want to share my personal approach to outlining with you. After much screen-shotting and writing of instructions, I decided a video would be better; simpler to follow, more succinct, more fun. I scrapped...Continue Reading
January has been a crazy month, and it’s not even half way done yet. Don’t get me wrong; January has been fabulous. Just crazy. Let me update you on a few things. I joined The Lucky 13s! The Lucky 13s is a giant group of all children’s writers debuting as the Class of 2013, much...Continue Reading
About a year and a half ago, I had a finished manuscript and a crazy idea that included pursuing publication. I didn’t have a critique partner or an agent, I’d never written a query letter, and I had absolutely no clue what it meant to “be on sub.”* We’re all clueless at the beginning of...Continue Reading
