Updated: Dec, 2016 There doesn’t seem to be as many post about author etiquette for approaching book bloggers. Here’s a couple: A Writer’s Guide to Book Blogger Etiquette What Bloggers Hate the Most & How Authors Should Approach Bloggers So I decided to write one and give my top five ways to up your chances in the ‘getting your novel reviewed’ … Read More
What You Read Will Always Affect Your Writing
Day 4 Author Blog Challenge. How does what I read affect what I write? What do I consistently pick up and what do I leave on the shelf? How would my writing change if I read other genres? Books have been in my hand since I was a small child. Some of my earliest memories are listening to my parents … Read More
Authors That Are Easily Rereadable for 5+ Times and Writers? Get Yourself Some Writer Friends
Day 3 Author Blog Challenge. Prompt for today? Writers I admire and writers who are mentors to me. That’s a toughie. And I mean a huge toughie. Picking writers I admire is liking picking out the best chocolate in a box full of godiva chocolates. How to gauge it then? I guess I have to go with books I reread. … Read More
3 Ways to Hone Your Writing Craft & How I Did It (for like 0$)
Day 2 Author Blog Challenge. The prompt for today was about classes, programs or workshops I might’ve taken to hone my craft. As the publishing and writing industry is inherently expensive for anything of that sort I have yet to attend one. (First one ever in Aug! Sa-weet) But that doesn’t mean I haven’t done everything in my power to … Read More
And It’s Go Time
I’ve done it. I’ve finally bitten the bullet and decided to really make a go of both my blogs and my writing. So for the next month it’s all writing, all the time. Hip-hip-hooray for that! (Except for FDL. You know — food, dishes, laundry. Wouldn’t want to be hunted down for not feeding my son for a month. :P) … Read More
Why I Haven’t Been Blogging
To all my faithful readers. I’m so sorry I haven’t been blogging. After many late nights trying to get everything ready for Leap Into Chapter One On Leap Day and to send out my query letters, I just didn’t get on the ball last friday and then this past monday, well a dragon of a cold hit both me and … Read More
Sweet contest
Check out this awesome contest! Win your way to the San Francisco Writer’s Conference. I’d definitely love to win. Wouldn’t it be nice? http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/amazing-giveaway-a-free-pass-to-the-2012-san-francisco-writers-conference-feb-16-19-2012-worth-745?et_mid=537732&rid=3173407 Cheers!
Announcing Peacock Flock Book Reviews & Chapter One Release
So I promised you a big announcement and it’s two fold! First part: Announcing Peacock Flock Book Review Thursdays Every Thursday the ‘Peacock Flock’ will be reviewing either a young adult or new adult novel. Genres will mostly be fantasy, science fiction, romance, and possibly some contemporary or literary. Have a novel you’d love the Peacock Flock to review? Go … Read More
Writing Contest, Mermaid Books, and Spray Parks….. This is my life.
Isn’t it amazing how many different things go on in your life? Or the many different ‘hats’ you wear? Today I found out about a contest where you submit your first 500 words from your manuscript and you can possibly win 1000$ and a chance for representation from Catherine Drayton. Needless to say I’m pretty stoked about it! If any of … Read More
When good writing gets in the way of your writing…
Gah. Gah. Gah. Gah. So I had an enlightening conversation with my mother the other day. She said that if she had a really busy week she’d have to make a point of not visiting the library so that she could actually get stuff done. I think for me personally I’m going to have to go one step farther and … Read More