
Dream writing retreat.
#AuthorAugust21 Day seven prompt on Instagram is our dream writing retreat. Mine would be a week at a place like this. Rustic and remote, deep in nature and deep in
#AuthorAugust21 Day seven prompt on Instagram is our dream writing retreat. Mine would be a week at a place like this. Rustic and remote, deep in nature and deep in
August rang in with another prompt party on Instagram: #AuthorAugust21. The first day was an introduction of ourselves, and day two is about how we got started writing. I’ve been
The #22debut prompt for today was our favorite moment in publishing so far, and whew, it’s a big ask for a debut author to pinpoint a single one. Initial agent
Today’s prompt in the #22debuts prompt party on Instagram was regarding food or recipes in our books. Food is a minor supporting character in my series, and it’s one of
plotter noun plot·ter | \ ˈplä-tər: a writer who plots stories in advance pantser noun \ ˈpan(t)s·er: a writer who does not plot stories in advance; rather, they “write by
I’m going to tell y’all a sad story. I live on the east side of Columbus, our capital, the largest city in Ohio, population nearly one million humans. Home to
Starting over on social media is tough. I’ve been oversharing into the ether since Myspace and LiveJournal days. I’d never paid much attention to how *much* I posted, but I
After spending so many years with the characters in my debut, then spending so much time editing that MS, I’ve been having a really difficult time switching my brain to
Are you a new author? How do you find your people? The short answer: patient, be kind, be collaborative, put yourself out there.
I’m going to cheat…because FOMO. I found out belatedly that there were two prompt parties going on right now for #22Debuts! With that and the U.S. holiday weekend, I crashed
Today’s #22debuts prompt is to share our workspace and/or our favorite place to write. I work from home all day on the computer for my dayjob, and I can’t get
It’s day 2 of meeting the #22debuts and I have a 100% hit rate on participating. I’m really proud of myself. Will I be able to make it past my
This month, there’s an Instagram event for authors debuting in 2022 to respond to prompts to grow their audience and meet other authors in the same stage of their publishing
…but my book is going to be published! This story started small. Just a single scene between two people. No names, no faces. Just bodies and banter. And a hell
Growing up as an avid reader, discovering romance, and writing my debut novel, Bend Toward the Sun.
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