Review of Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Review: Heartless
Review of Heartless by Marissa Meyer
As I was organizing my queries this week, it occurred to me that others might benefit from some of my research. This merely scratches the surface, but if you're just starting out on that part of your writing journey, consider this a fast pass as to your next steps and some of the better and … Continue reading So, You Say You’ve Finished a Manuscript
Waiting is hard. Whether it's waiting on responses to query letters, feedback from beta readers or critique partners, or completely non-writing related waiting, like those of you who put up the countdown to Christmas on December 27th. Here are some ideas on how to pass the time if you're in a season of waiting, without … Continue reading The Waiting Game
Not much to report this week: a bit of editing, bit of reformatting, bit of outlining. Not a lot by itself, but each job makes its respective project a little more than what it was before. I like outlining new ideas. The creativity tends to snowball as the idea forms, with bits of dialogue and … Continue reading Odds and Ends 4/3-4/9
Review of Caraval by Stephanie Garber
I'm going to be up front here: Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite Disney movies so it would take an awful lot to make me not enjoy my experience seeing it in a live-action format. That being said, I can admit that this version was not perfect. The Cast: I think this film was … Continue reading Review: Beauty & the Beast
I am in a great mood after this weekend! Reason 1: The weather has been beautiful. Sunny days (especially after the ridiculous snow last week) make me cheerier as a rule, but the temperature has been just right the past couple of days, not so cold that the breeze feels chilly, but not so hot … Continue reading Odds and Ends 3/13-3/19
I love springing forward every year. Not because I enjoy losing the hour of sleep or being paranoid about running late all day, but because it is my official sign that the days are getting longer and summer is almost here (forget spring, I always look straight for summer, that's when I have more time … Continue reading Spring Forward
I had a brief conversation with my mom this week where I was bemoaning the inability to find a title that fit the project I was working on that day. I had a lovely word map, but every combination I came up with sounded too generic, but less common synonyms of these words have slightly … Continue reading Judging a Book By Its Cover
It's been a slow week, progress-wise; a very fast week, in terms of already being Sunday. I've been updating my agent research, checking whose open to queries right now, submission guidelines, correct email addresses, that sort of thing, so it's not like nothing is happening. I've also done a lot of driving this week, which … Continue reading Odds & Ends: Driving Miss Dazey
Review of Kingdom of Ash and Briars by Hannah West
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