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October 31, 2015
Sarah’s Journey Through NaNoWriMo ’15
I’ve participated in and “won” NaNoWriMo four times now. I first “won” NaNoWriMo in July of 2014. As a teacher writing in July, I was able to dedicate a lot of time each day to my work in progress (WIP). As a result, I wrote The Blast that month. That November, I participated in NaNoWriMo to … Continue reading Sarah’s Journey Through NaNoWriMo ’15 →
October 2, 2015
How Can I Write Well?
I get this question a lot. From my readers, from my students, from myself. The truth is that it’s complicated, and depending on who you ask, I don’t even have the answer. But the good news is, I know people who definitely do. So I’m going to attempt to answer this question by pointing you in … Continue reading How Can I Write Well? →
September 27, 2015
How to Write Like Shonda Rhimes
How to Write Like Shonda Rhimes: The Scandalous Anatomy of Her Storytelling Okay, her storytelling isn’t actually scandalous. It’s pretty genius, which is obvious through the enormous following her shows have amassed. I just wanted to seem clever by incorporating the three show titles I will be focusing on. Shonda Rhimes is the creator of Grey’s … Continue reading How to Write Like Shonda Rhimes →
September 23, 2015
Blog Tour Stop: Interview with FROST author E. Latimer!
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am lucky enough to be among the many blog tour stops for E. Latimer’s Wattpad sensation and now published novel, Frost. For my stop, I chose to interview E. Latimer. As a fellow Wattpad author seeking publication (and going through the process now with The Blast), I wanted to … Continue reading Blog Tour Stop: Interview with FROST author E. Latimer! →
September 20, 2015
Lessons Learned from my 27 Years on Earth
Today is my birthday. Back in high school, I decided on scary ages, a.k.a. ages at which I would objectively be old, and my life would officially begin ending. 27 was the first of those ages, and today I have met it head on. But I was an idiot in high school. I don’t feel any … Continue reading Lessons Learned from my 27 Years on Earth →
September 6, 2015
Interacting with Readers on Instagram
Instagram is one of my favorite apps. I love sharing pictures and commenting on my friends’ pictures. As a normal human being, Instagram can be lots of fun. As a writer, it can be a little trickier. There’s a fine line between sharing photos about your writing and spamming your followers’ feeds. The more … Continue reading Interacting with Readers on Instagram →
September 4, 2015
Stories of the Deathless
Stories of the Deathless is a book of short stories about the secondary characters in the Deathless Trilogy and its prequel, The Blast. Initially, I planned to write a novella about Roberts’ crew from the Deathless Trilogy; however, after consideration, I realize that their story would be best told in a short story of a longer … Continue reading Stories of the Deathless →
August 31, 2015
7x7x7x7 Writing Challenge
As some of you may know, this year I participated in Pitch Wars on Twitter. When I first started, all I read in tweets was that this writing contest wasn’t really about “winning.” Sure, that’s the advertised point, and yes, ultimately we are all biting our nails to find out if we were chosen by … Continue reading 7x7x7x7 Writing Challenge →
August 27, 2015
Tour Stop: FROST by E. Latimer
Congratulations to Wattpad’s own E. Latimer on Frost’s publication through Patchwork Press! My blog will be a tour stop this September 24, 2015. Stop by that day for an interview with E. Latimer! Questions I asked E. Latimer: (Come back on the 24th for her answers!) 1. When did you first know you wanted to … Continue reading Tour Stop: FROST by E. Latimer →
