Do you know the feeling of drowning in your own story’s details as the book series monster you’ve created grows? I feel you. Over three years ago, My friend Nichole introduced me to the inkling of a story arc she’d built in her head. Through the conversation that followed, that arc sizzled back and forth […]
In June of last year, I attended my first writer’s conference in St. Louis. I was—am still—such a novice. I didn’t know what pitching was, what agents did, how publishing worked, how to engage. And I definitely didn’t know how to take advantage of my resources. But I’d learned a ton, and knew this was […]
I just got back from my first time attending the Writer’s Institute conference in Madison, WI. Let me just tell you how buzzed I am right now. Thinking back on my first impressions: