I come from a generation half-raised by J.K. Rowling. Midnight releases, donning black robes on July 31st, and sorting people into houses was the bread and butter of my youth….
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People are interesting. I love learning about people—where they grew up, and how they came to form the ideas and ways of life that they did. Sometimes I see patterns…
I’ve been to three writing conferences in the past few years. They have all truly been fun, illuminating experiences. But some conferences have a huge price tag—most costing at least…
I commute A LOT, and I always want to be working on writing, so I’ve explored a lot of podcasts out there. There are a few that I return to,…
I tell people often of how I felt a profound sense of relief when I threw my graduate application away, but the fact of the matter is that chucking it…
Querying is so hard! I have it down to an art—my letter is honed, and my agent research skills are primed. When I tried to query my first book, I…
I’ve told many people this story, but this is how I came to pursue writing novels and designing book covers. After graduating with a degree in English (because I…
When I first imagined following in the footsteps of J.K. Rowling, I didn’t imagine covering my identity with an alias. As I grow older, the idea of donning a new…
A Complete Editorial Process for Novelists Editing is sure to take the lifeblood from you. I think editing is how writers improve their craft most, but it is draining to…
My old boss told me that it’s good to have a career path lined up by the time you’re 27. It seemed like an arbitrary number at the time, but…
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