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
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Judging a Book By Its Cover
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
Odds & Ends: Driving Miss Dazey
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: Kingdom of Ash and Briars
Review of Kingdom of Ash and Briars by Hannah West
Quarter of a Century
25 Things Turning 25 in 2017
Odds and Ends 1/30-2/5
I did it. I actually drafted a query letter this week. As I predicted in my last post, once I actually sat down to do it, it wasn't that painful. I just needed the space and the quiet for my mind to focus and commit to the task (and to run out of things to … Continue reading Odds and Ends 1/30-2/5
Productivity
It's amazing how much I can get done when then there's something a little bit trickier holding the #1 spot on my to-do list. That pretty much sums up my week right there. Seriously, my apartment is super clean. I think the only chore I didn't do was laundry, and that's only because I don't … Continue reading Productivity
On the Nose
Feeling a bit nostalgic, I started watching A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix this week. As I did, it got me thinking about how much more screenwriters are giving themselves permission to use "on the nose" dialogue, often to great comedic effect. "On the nose" is a term used to describe dialogue that is overly … Continue reading On the Nose
Review: Everyone We’ve Been
Review of Everyone We've Been by Sarah Everett
New Year, Fresh Start
Writing days are here again!
Resolutions for 2017
My goals for 2017
Gilmore Girls Revival: The Last Four Words and What They Might Mean
Beware of Spoilers...
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