Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch an agent by the toe, if he hollers ... blah blah blah. The past month has gone by in a complete blur of utter confusion and chaos. But enough about my personal life, we all know life is hard, boohoo, Waa, Waa. I’ll stop now. This last week I’ve been… Continue reading Finding the Right Agent for Your Book
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The Hermione Granger’s Beaded Handbag for Writers
First off I’d like to apologize. In my previous post, the one I ranted about Disneyland Zombies, I promised I would share (within the week) a reference sheet with all the writing tools I kept on hand while working on my manuscript. Well, it’s been way longer than that. The last month has been pure… Continue reading The Hermione Granger’s Beaded Handbag for Writers
Disneyland Turns Capable Adults Into The Walking Dead
First off, Happy New Year! For the past five days I’ve been lounging, sleeping in, and enjoying some relaxed fun with my family. Well deserved, too. After a full week of complete chaos, sick kiddos, sick husband, sick infant, hardly any sleep due to the sickness galore, a manuscript to finish, and a Disneyland trip… Continue reading Disneyland Turns Capable Adults Into The Walking Dead
Self-doubt + Crazy + Fear = Writer
One more week…I think I am going to die. Seriously, what kind of person would do this to herself? Who in her right mind sets the goal to finish a book in two months with three children, a job, and every major holiday of the year in the way? Really, who? A crazy person, that’s… Continue reading Self-doubt + Crazy + Fear = Writer
The Failure of Success
"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." - Robert Collier Success. Such an interesting word. I don’t know about you, but I personally have a love-hate relationship with that word. What is success anyway? At what point in our life can we consider ourselves successful? I’ve come across a… Continue reading The Failure of Success
Time To Stick To Your Guns … or Pens
If I sat down to count how many times I’ve felt overwhelmed, discouraged, or altogether reluctant to continue pursuing a goal, I probably wouldn’t be able to count all of them. You probably wouldn’t either. Not because it never happens. Quite the contrary, it happens way too often to keep count. Sometimes it is our… Continue reading Time To Stick To Your Guns … or Pens
