Young Adult Indie Author
I thought I would start a new series here on the blog called Behind the Scenes. I’m finishing up my final round of revisions on my current novel, The Art of Lying, and I will be sending it to an editor before self-publishing later this year. I thought it might be fun to do this…
It has been hard to call myself a writer in the past, but I’ve been pretty serious the last few months about changing my mindset regarding this word and how I apply it to my life, so when the opportunity came about to speak at my son’s school on Career Day as a Writer I…
So, I just picked up Tarot For Writers by Corrine Kenner from the library (amazon link) and I already love it – seriously, it’s going on the To Buy list. I got Tarot cards this past Christmas and started learning all about the cards and how they were organized, Major vs. Minor Arcana and the…
I’m stuck and feeling bored. I’m tired of revising my novel. I’m tired of not writing new words. I’m fed up and my muse has all but left me alone and desperate. I feel like a bad writer and I want to just give up. Luckily for me, I have amazing supporters. My mom and…
You might remember me mentioning Scrivener a few posts back, when I was discussing my top writing tools. I use it for my novel writing, but I also use it to organize this blog and today I thought I’d tell (and show) you more. Screenshots and explanations are going to be bursting off this page,…
MISERY LOVES COMPANY by: Jennifer Gregson The door clicked behind him as I picked up the pace, trying to catch up. The heavy metal door was harder to open than I thought it would be. Once inside, I noticed music playing – it wasn’t loud. The lights weren’t that dim either, but it was definitely…
So, last post I talked about my goal setting/planning tools…this time I want to talk about my writing tools. The things that help me plan, research, write, and revise blog posts, novels, and my flash fiction pieces (which I swear, I’m going to get back to). I still feel like a newbie writer so…
I became slightly obsessed with goal planning this past Nov/Dec. I pinned articles, sent clips to Evernote, downloaded free eBooks, but two things really helped me. The first was deciding and purchasing a paper planner to use this year. I know, I know. Crazy, right? I love my technology, trust me, I really love…
After my last blog post I started back working on my flash fiction pieces and I’ve realized something about my writing process: I write short. Meaning? I’m going for stories in the 750-1000 word count range and yet most of my first drafts (and second drafts, if we’re being honest) barely reach 600 words. I’m…
I’ve been away for too long haven’t I? Sorry about that. A lot of stuff is going on in my life right now – stressful stuff. I haven’t been in a writing mood so instead I’ve been reading writerly type blogs. And I swear lately I’ve been reading that they all knew from a young age…