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January 16, 2014

Back to Work

I have to go back to writing now.

But that's okay because writing feels like this to me.

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Published on January 16, 2014 14:44

It's Just Me

So I just finished reading this really popular book, which I will not name. The book itself wasn't all that bad.  I just never totally understood mainstream. As I was reading, I kept waiting for something extraordinary to happen...it never happened.  That's the thing about hype: It hypes you up for nothing.  Instead of feeling good because I read an okay book, I felt a lot like this ...

That being said, I sort of liked it slash not really slash I did finish it cover-to-cover. Wh...
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Published on January 16, 2014 14:03

January 15, 2014

Forgetting How to Breathe

I've been writing a very intense NA (New Adult) novel. The process has been a lot like this...

Each character is layered and complex. The more I write the more they reveal. They're like those layered yogurts that have sugary fruit at the very bottom. When each layer is peeled, unbelievable sweetness is what I get. And when I sweetness I mean dark, gritty material. Secrets. Horrifying secrets are revealed, as well.
Forgetting How to Breathe is something completely different from your average YA\...
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Published on January 15, 2014 03:21