While I read YA Highway religiously, I don’t usually participate in their Road Trip Wednesdays. However, this week’s prompt is so much fun that I couldn’t resist. Especially given how long I’ve gone without blogging. (I’m so sorry! Shame on me!) The prompt this week was to create a “love list” for your story/WIP/book/etc. What’s...Continue Reading
A quick confession: On average, I end up cutting about 10% of my manuscript during the revision process. TEN PERCENT! Am I the only one that thinks this number seems huge? To put this in perspective, I’m nearly done revising Taken‘s sequel, and I’ve currently cut 14k (15%) from the story. With Taken, the novel shrunk by...Continue Reading
I really, truly believe this. Heck, my current WIP has this very theme at its core. I still haven’t decided if believing that things happen for a reason is the same as believing in fate. Because the idea of fate, the notion that you are on a preconceived path and there is nothing you can...Continue Reading
I was a painfully slow reader this month. (Example: there are two books on my nightstand right now that are still stuck around the 50% mark! I keep reading one chapter and setting them back down. Eek!) I got through just four novels this month, but they were a blast. Here’s what I read in...Continue Reading
