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July 26, 2017
Cover Reveal: Shadow
Shadow has a cover, and a release date!
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About the book:
Fourteen-year-old Preston Craft is organizing a film festival for his school’s film club. When one of the films goes missing two days before the festival begins, Preston is convinced it was stolen and is determined to get it back. But the only evidence of the theft is an unidentified shadow that crossed Preston’s limited line of sight right before he discovered the film was gone. No one quite believes Preston, but like the gritty privat...
June 13, 2017
Instagram Giveaway!
Blank Canvas is turning 2 this month! It’s hard to believe my first novel is already two years old, and to celebrate, I’m holding an Instagram giveaway. One winner will get a signed print copy of Blank Canvas (US & Canada only). To enter, follow me and like the post below. The giveaway will end Friday, June 16th at Midnight EST. Good luck!
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Follow Me: https://www.instagram.com/merejoyce/
Giveaway Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/BVBAqEJgF...
May 17, 2017
The Once and Future Challenge – 1/4 Update!
I can’t believe I’m already a quarter of the way through my year-long reading of Le Morte D’Arthur. But, since it’s been three months already, I thought I’d do a quick update on how it’s going!
Things I’m enjoying so far:
It’s great to know I’m around a quarter of the way through the book already. I’m a little behind schedule (about 20-25 pages), but technically it should take me a little less than a year to finish the whole book, so being a bit behind is okay. The unexpected adventures – Ok...May 1, 2017
Edits, Instagram, and Arthur…Catching Up!
It’s been a busy couple of months! With a toddler and a newborn around the house, there’s always something going on =). But I wanted to take a quick moment to catch up with you all. So here’s what I have up to:
Editing – I’ve gone through edits, copy edits, and proofreading edits for Getting the Brush Off! It’s quickly coming together, and I can’t wait to see the book in its finished form. I’ve joined Instagram! Follow me at: https://www.instagram.com/merejoyce – not much there yet, but I’m...September 3, 2015
Celebrate the Small Things
Hosted by Lexa Cain, this is a great weekly chance to talk about the small things worth celebrating in life!
This week, I'm celebrating:
September! - Okay, so it's a bittersweet month for me. I go back to work later this month, which is exciting, but also sad and a definite cause for a bit of baby-related panic! But it's also the month of my son's birthday, which is crazy (how has a year gone by already??) and wonderful.Bathroom reno! - I have wanted to renovate the bathroom in our house since we moved in a year and a half ago (it was supposed to be the first project we did!) And now finally, it's begun! There's a lot to be done (it's a total gut job), and I currently have no shower (o_o), but I'm so excited for the finished result!
What are you celebrating this week?
This week, I'm celebrating:September! - Okay, so it's a bittersweet month for me. I go back to work later this month, which is exciting, but also sad and a definite cause for a bit of baby-related panic! But it's also the month of my son's birthday, which is crazy (how has a year gone by already??) and wonderful.Bathroom reno! - I have wanted to renovate the bathroom in our house since we moved in a year and a half ago (it was supposed to be the first project we did!) And now finally, it's begun! There's a lot to be done (it's a total gut job), and I currently have no shower (o_o), but I'm so excited for the finished result!
What are you celebrating this week?
August 28, 2015
Celebrate the Small Things
Hosted by Lexa Cain, this is a great weekly chance to talk about the small things worth celebrating in life!
This week, I'm celebrating:
Nice email conversations - I don't know about you, but usually my emails are pretty straight-forward question/answer, request/response kind of messages. But this week, I had some casual, friendly email exchanges...it was a nice change!Shopping for Halloween costumes! - Okay, it's still August. But I shop early for everything (yes, I've already started my Christmas shopping, too!), so for my family, it's prime costume shopping-time. It's so much fun hunting for each piece, and finding incredible deals at the same time!
What are you celebrating this week?
This week, I'm celebrating:Nice email conversations - I don't know about you, but usually my emails are pretty straight-forward question/answer, request/response kind of messages. But this week, I had some casual, friendly email exchanges...it was a nice change!Shopping for Halloween costumes! - Okay, it's still August. But I shop early for everything (yes, I've already started my Christmas shopping, too!), so for my family, it's prime costume shopping-time. It's so much fun hunting for each piece, and finding incredible deals at the same time!
What are you celebrating this week?
August 25, 2015
Writing Wednesday
Welcome to Writing Wednesday, a kind of regular post about what I'm up to writing-wise!
~ What I'm Writing ~
I'm nearing the end of a major manuscript revision, which is pretty exciting. This is the story where I'm changing POV and upping the whole thing from MG to YA (which also means adding more length). I have one new chapter left to write, and three more to edit, before the revision is complete. I think, after it's done, I'll still want to add about 5,000 more words overall, but that's doable in the editing stages!
~ What I'm Editing ~
I'm doing a read-through of a different YA project right now, just trying to decide if it's something I want to start working on again or not. I've been reading about a chapter a day, making some light edits as I go along while taking notes on the bigger things to be addressed if I do go full-force into edits with it.
~ What I'm Researching ~
Lavender Festivals and old cemeteries, =). They kind of sound like opposite topics, but really, they're both beautiful things to look at!
~ What I'm Planning ~
I'm starting to think of writing a revised synopsis for the revision I'm about to complete. I'm definitely not a fan of synopsis writing, so if I start early and tweak later, it'll probably keep me from going totally insane!
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That's the recap for this week. Let me know in the comments what you've been up to in your writing lately!
~ What I'm Writing ~
I'm nearing the end of a major manuscript revision, which is pretty exciting. This is the story where I'm changing POV and upping the whole thing from MG to YA (which also means adding more length). I have one new chapter left to write, and three more to edit, before the revision is complete. I think, after it's done, I'll still want to add about 5,000 more words overall, but that's doable in the editing stages!
~ What I'm Editing ~
I'm doing a read-through of a different YA project right now, just trying to decide if it's something I want to start working on again or not. I've been reading about a chapter a day, making some light edits as I go along while taking notes on the bigger things to be addressed if I do go full-force into edits with it.
~ What I'm Researching ~
Lavender Festivals and old cemeteries, =). They kind of sound like opposite topics, but really, they're both beautiful things to look at!
~ What I'm Planning ~
I'm starting to think of writing a revised synopsis for the revision I'm about to complete. I'm definitely not a fan of synopsis writing, so if I start early and tweak later, it'll probably keep me from going totally insane!
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That's the recap for this week. Let me know in the comments what you've been up to in your writing lately!
August 21, 2015
A Grimm Challenge - Month 6 Recap
Six months into A Grimm Challenge!
It's been half a year of reading fairy-tales! Crazy, eh? Well, it's not over yet, but we're getting quite close. Less than a month's worth of stories remain!
I'll save my final thoughts for the final recap. So for now, I'll just say that it's been a lot of fun reading these tales, and I cannot believe we've been doing this for six months already!
My favourite tales from this past month include The Duration of Life and The True Bride. I especially enjoyed reading this last one, as it's one of the tales featured in the show The Storyteller, one of my favourite sources for fairy-tale retellings!
August 13, 2015
Celebrate the Small Things
Hosted by Lexa Cain, this is a great weekly chance to talk about the small things worth celebrating in life!
This week, I'm celebrating:
Visits with friends - I had a nice visit with some new friends earlier this week, and we're having a get together with some old friends this weekend! Good quality sweatpants - With fall approaching in a month (or two?), comfy pants are a must, especially for writing! Got a great deal on some nice new sweatpants this week. Can't wait to try them out while working on a story, =)
What are you celebrating this week?
This week, I'm celebrating:Visits with friends - I had a nice visit with some new friends earlier this week, and we're having a get together with some old friends this weekend! Good quality sweatpants - With fall approaching in a month (or two?), comfy pants are a must, especially for writing! Got a great deal on some nice new sweatpants this week. Can't wait to try them out while working on a story, =)
What are you celebrating this week?
August 4, 2015
Writing Wednesday
Welcome to Writing Wednesday, a kind of regular post about what I'm up to writing-wise!
~ What I'm Writing ~
Haven't been actively writing in the last two weeks...it's been edits and some plotting, which I'll talk about below!
~ What I'm Editing ~
I finished draft one edits of my current YA project! Thinking about what needs changing and what's looking good as I pass the time before the next edits begin, =)
~ What I'm Researching ~
Police uniforms and some grammar-y things. Nitpicking at small details, currently!
~ What I'm Planning ~
I'm reading a fantasy book right now, and it's put me in the fantasy mood. So I've started looking at an old project of mine again. It's a YA fantasy which has been shelved for a while, but I just adore the characters, their relationships, and their growth. Looking at the project again has made me realize the writing is definitely workable (yay!), while the plot is...probably not, =/. However, I've had a great thought on how to change the plot into a more unique and satisfying story, while keeping the characters and setting I've already created!
It's a lot to work through, but I'm excited. I love the idea for this story, so I'm eager to get to work making it shine!
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A short recap this week. Let me know in the comments what you've been up to in your writing lately!
~ What I'm Writing ~
Haven't been actively writing in the last two weeks...it's been edits and some plotting, which I'll talk about below!
~ What I'm Editing ~
I finished draft one edits of my current YA project! Thinking about what needs changing and what's looking good as I pass the time before the next edits begin, =)
~ What I'm Researching ~
Police uniforms and some grammar-y things. Nitpicking at small details, currently!
~ What I'm Planning ~
I'm reading a fantasy book right now, and it's put me in the fantasy mood. So I've started looking at an old project of mine again. It's a YA fantasy which has been shelved for a while, but I just adore the characters, their relationships, and their growth. Looking at the project again has made me realize the writing is definitely workable (yay!), while the plot is...probably not, =/. However, I've had a great thought on how to change the plot into a more unique and satisfying story, while keeping the characters and setting I've already created!
It's a lot to work through, but I'm excited. I love the idea for this story, so I'm eager to get to work making it shine!
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A short recap this week. Let me know in the comments what you've been up to in your writing lately!
