It’s that time of year again…when writers all across the world take a stab at knocking out 50,000 words in thirty days. That amounts to 1,667 a day, every day, for an entire month. No simple feat. So needless to say, us writers get a little bit wonky during these hectic days of November. Expect … Continue reading
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What Every Writer Feels After Completing A Novel
You’ve done it. Those two glorious words all writers yearn for have been typed at last: ‘THE END.’ How does it feel? Momentous, awesome, and a little bit heartbreaking? Yep. It happens to the best of us. Even though we strive so hard to get to that finish line, once we reach it part of … Continue reading
SCV Book Signing for Authors Katie Jennings & A.R. Meyering
We had such a blast on Saturday at our joint book signing at The Open Book in Valencia. Thank you to everyone who came by to support us and say hello, we loved seeing you all and hope you had as much fun as we did! The event was from 6-8pm and featured our latest books … Continue reading
Ten Ways Writers See the World Differently
So you’re a writer. Congrats! Welcome to the loony bin! Or, perhaps you know a writer and you’re wondering why they’re always mumbling to themselves and taking notes in a little spiral bound notebook and looking completely, utterly lost inside their own head. There’s something that’s just a little off about them, but you can’t understand … Continue reading
The 5 Stages of Writing a Novel People Will Want To Read
When you make the decision to write a novel, whether it be your first or your fiftieth, there’s always this great, spine tingling sense of anticipation. What will this book be like? Will it be adventurous, romantic, thrilling, scary? Will people lose themselves while reading it, enraptured by the characters, settings, and flowing narrative? Or will it … Continue reading
Confessions of a Bookaholic And Why Non-Readers Will Never Understand
Time for a moment of truth–I’ve had an addiction to books for pretty much my entire life. It started as an addiction to reading books, and now has twisted into an obsession with writing them. Either way, the written word is in my blood. It’s my life. My nearly every waking thought revolves around books I’ve … Continue reading
The Best (and Worst) Things About Being a Writer
I realized something this weekend. Being a writer (better yet, a published author) is kind of like being an alien in a room full of normal humans. You kind of want to be asked about life on your home planet, but then again, maybe it’ll just weird everyone out and the conversation will get super … Continue reading
5 Ways To Get Your Writing Groove Back
It’s been a week since I decided to commit myself to writing 500 words a day in my WIP. So far, I’m proud to say it’s been FABULOUS. 500 words is the perfect goal for me because it’s a manageable amount that I can spend 30 minutes to an hour on, and if I feel … Continue reading
Ignore the Inner Critic and Embrace the Inner Muse
I have this horrific habit of being something of a perfectionist. It’s just part of being a Virgo. While writing I type, delete, type, adjust, delete, type some more, then delete the whole paragraph. It’s a tortuous cycle and lately, it’s the reason my word count hasn’t progressed much and I’ve been in such a … Continue reading
My Writing Process
Last week, I was tagged by author Sorcha O’Dowd to take part in the writing process blog tour. 1. What am I working on at the moment? Something really personal, actually. It’s a story that snuck in and surprised me one day while I was busy hammering away at another book. It said, “You’ve spent so … Continue reading