The Positives of Rejection
Rejection stinks. Whether it’s your fault or beyond your control, it hurts. Nobody likes getting that email that says, “Sorry, but your dreams of publication are going to have to… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Sometimes Rejection Is Your Fault
Yesterday’s post was about how rejection isn’t always your fault. Sometimes you get rejected for reasons that have nothing to do with you or the work you’re submitting. That’s a… Read more »
Rejection Isn’t Always Your Fault
Writers tend to take rejection personally. After all, it’s our hours and days of work that are being judged. Most rejections are far from personal, though, and may, in fact,… Read more »
Library Haul & Reading List 9/25/15
Wow, it’s been an exhausting week. Fun, but tiring. The cover for Broken Fate was released, I had some reviews to write and I’m working on two books right now…. Read more »
Mistakes and Misbehavior That Can Kill Your Writing Career
When you’re a writer, you depend on other people for most of your work. You need clients, editors, agents and other industry professionals to trust you, value your work and… Read more »
Broken Fate Has a Cover!
Today I’m proud to reveal the cover for Broken Fate! The good people at Clean Teen Publishing have designed a fabulous cover and I can’t wait to hold it in… Read more »
Organizing Your Own Book Tour
Unless you’re super famous or your publisher has big dreams for your book, you probably won’t be given your own, paid-for book tour. If you’re self-published, you don’t even have… Read more »
Library Haul & Reading List 9/18/15
This week’s list is a hodgepodge of sci-fi, biography, realistic YA and fantasy YA. Just another week of eclectic reading. A lot of the fall books that I’ve had on… Read more »
The Pros and Cons of the Expanded Storyverse
Recently, The Atlantic ran an interesting piece about J.K. Rowling and her constant “tweaking” of the Potterverse. It compared her to George Lucas, whose constant fiddling with the Star Wars… Read more »
Library Haul and Reading List 9/11/15
This week is all YA goodness with a little bit of fantasy, a little bit of realism, and a little bit of creepy horror. Sadly, it also marks the end… Read more »