My (Fake) Debut YA Cover
I subscribe to a number of publishing and agent blogs. Today, one of them, had this brilliant (and entertaining) idea: HOW TO CREATE YOUR DEBUT YA COVER Go to Fake Name Generator. The name that appears is your author name. Go to Random Word Generator. The word listed under “Random Verb” is your title. Go to FlickrCC. Type […]
Progress Report—July 27
# OF WORDS WRITTEN THIS WEEK: 6,899 Somehow, during the course of the week, my priorities completely shifted, though not necessarily for the worse. The Good: I revised the synopsis for GLOW again, and I finished Chapter 1 of THE GHOST WRITER. The Bad: I did not write another chapter in SHADOW, nor did I […]
Novel Excerpts Added!
Interested in reading a little of my recently completed novel, Glow? Or my current WIP, The Ghost Writer? Now you can — with newly added excerpts from Chapter 1 of each novel. Don’t forget to vote about whether you’d turn the page!
My Dog Can Lick Her Eyeballs
Seriously. Here’s proof: [flagallery gid=2 name=“Gallery”] And a few more gratuitous pug pics… just because it’s Tuesday.
Thank You for Being a Jerk.
I belong to a online critique forum: I’ve received some wonderful feedback that’s really helped to strengthen my writing so I’m kind of a fan. Recently, there’s been a rash of people who post pages for critique and then blast the constructive criticisms they receive. It’s because of this that I feel a need to point […]
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