Maggie Platt's Blog, page 5
December 17, 2019
We have a title!
For nearly all of 2019, I have wrestled with the title for my debut novel (releasing April 17th!). I am thrilled to finally announce that I have a new title, it is approved by my publisher, and it is ready to be revealed publicly! As I wrote the novel over the last decade+, I called […]
December 2, 2019
Release date has been set!
Happy December, Friends!! Earlier today I asked my friends on social media to guess the significance of the number 137. You guys did not disappoint. ha!! There were some great (and funny) responses. The correct answer: as of today, there are 137 days (minus a few hours…) until the release of my debut novel! The […]
November 9, 2019
Lessons from the Dying Season
November 9th is a hard day. The anniversary of my mom’s sudden death two years ago brings renewed heartache with it, and it is just… hard. No words are ever going to be strong enough, so I’m going to stop ransacking my brain to find the right synonym. It’s just hard. And it seems so […]
August 24, 2019
It All Started in 1997
It was October 1997, and I had just turned thirteen. The red ink at the top of my English homework was life-changing in a way that Mrs. Padgett never could have known. “Wow! … You have a talent with words!” I don’t remember my first reaction when I read that statement. Reading it now, my […]
August 18, 2019
“How did you find a publisher?”
5 Crucial Publishing Tips for Beginners 1. Know your genre and the publishing norms that go with it A few days ago, a fellow writer posed this question on Twitter: “I have a few chapters done in my fantasy wip. Should I start querying, or should I write more first?” wip = work in progress. […]
August 5, 2019
One Year of Scans to Go!
I haven’t been to the cancer center in six months, and it amazes me that everyone there still knows my name. It’s like my very own, very weird Cheers. Those nurses and front desk staff have meant so much to me over the last four years, and I am so grateful that they use their […]
