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May 28, 2017
Defying Vesuvius Giveaway
Whassup, y’all? I’m hosting a giveaway from June 4th, 2017, until June 30th, 2017, for five lucky winners to win paperback copies of my book! Here is the link: Goodreads Book Giveaway Defying Vesuvius by Jacqueline Pawl Giveaway ends June 30, 2017. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway The Summary: Seventeen-year-old Aeliana Lucia […]
April 3, 2017
Unveiling the Cover of Defying Vesuvius
Dun da da daaaaa! (Imagine trumpets blaring) Here is the cover I had made for my book, Defying Vesuvius: Gorgeous, right? (Right.) And, because I am extremely inept at using Photoshop or any picture editing software whatsoever, I hired someone to make my cover for me. Most of the time, graphic designers can charge into […]
April 1, 2017
Self-Publishing is a Go!
I recently met an author who self-published her book through Createspace, an Amazon company, and she was amazing and gave me all sorts of tips and advice on self-publishing. And now I’m more excited than ever before to announce that my book, Defying Vesuvius, is going to be published within the next two months!(Which means […]
March 20, 2017
Upcoming: Defying Vesuvius
So, I work twenty hours a week, go to school full-time, am working towards my cosmetology license, and still managed to write an 86,000-word novel in three and a half months. How, you ask? Even I’m not sure, though I have learned through trial-and-error that I seem to write most productively between the hours of […]
January 27, 2017
The In-between State
Her eyes went wide and all the color drained from her face. “You don’t feel that?” She gasped in horror. Confused, I followed her eyes to where my left arm was resting on the bathroom counter. On top of my curling iron – which was on, by the way. My eyes grew wide as I […]
January 8, 2017
Her Eyes Were Stars
By Jacqueline Pawl Once upon a time, her eyes were stars It was the curve of her waist when she slept and The way the sun kissed her skin and he kissed the hollow of her throat Once upon a time, her laugh made him dizzy It was the dimples in her back and The […]
December 27, 2016
Self-Editing Your Novel: The First Steps
Originally posted on The Writers' Den:
It’s the start of a new year, which means it’s time to get your novel up to the best possible standard ready to send out into the world. Towards the end of 2015 we gave you a few tips on how to find a literary agent that suits your…
It’s the start of a new year, which means it’s time to get your novel up to the best possible standard ready to send out into the world. Towards the end of 2015 we gave you a few tips on how to find a literary agent that suits your…
December 26, 2016
The Glittering Court: A Royal Disappointment
Rating: 2/5 The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead I first saw The Glittering Court at Barnes and Noble a few weeks ago, but didn’t buy it in favor of the mountain of books already piled high in my arms. (Like, scraping-the-ceiling high, and I-can-already-hear-my-bank-account-crying-in-the-background.) A week later–much to the chagrin of my wallet–I was back, […]
Writing isn’t a Hobby; It’s a Discipline
A girl sits alone in the darkness, the pale blue light of her laptop illuminating her pallor and the red rimming her eyes. Empty cans of RedBull, Coke, anything with caffeine lay scattered in a circle around her chair. It’s not healthy, she tells herself. I’m not sane. I’m a writer. Current mood: More stressed […]
December 5, 2016
To Wattpad or not to Wattpad? That is the Question
So something that’s been on my mind recently has been whether or not to use Wattpad. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s a website where people can post books that they have written chapter by chapter, and other people can read it and comment on it, share it, all that jazz. I found out […]
