An Odd Mix of Emotions
I don’t know what the coming year will bring. I only know that today, I am grateful for so much.
Interview with Laura Griffin
I’d like to extend a warm welcome to Austin’s own award winning author, Laura Griffin, author of the incredible Glass sisters novels and one of my all time favorite books, Whisper of Warning. She’s here today to talk about her latest release, UNTRACEABLE. Make sure...Wading into the Self Publishing Debate
I was going to stay out of it, I swear I was. But, at the end of the day, y’all know I can’t keep my opinions to myself. Please bear in mind that my opinions do not reflect a total knowledge of the publishing industry and that everyone who’s tweeted, blogged and raved...My Idea!
I’ve written before about finding my own work in someone else’s. I wrote about it recently upon discovering that one of the soldiers in David Finkle’s The Good Soldiers was seeing a little girl every time he closed his eyes and that I have a character that, though he...Will You Read My Manuscript?
This post, hopefully, expresses just how truly grateful I am to the published writers who have helped me or simply offered a kind word when I needed one. This post also, hopefully, reminds all of us that no one is an island and that if at all possible, you should pay it forward when you can.
The Evolving Editor
of the 7 books I’ve got written, 4 are in the second round draft right now, so with any luck, when I finally do get around to revising, the drafts are cleaner, tighter and don’t involve massive deleting of texts.
Thank You!
This year has been full of ups and downs, and the roller coaster is about to get even more crazy before we get out of here. Thank you for everyone who’s supported me, sent care packages or a kind email. Hopefully, I’ll have a fab new agent soon and will get my head straightened out and focused back on my goals, which is be a kick ass army officer and a published author.
Everything Hurts
I’m not sure why I’m reacting like this today. I’m stuck. I’m stuck in Iraq, I’m stuck in my writing career. I’m a constant movement forward person. I’m always in motion and today I’m stuck. Last night on the webcam, my 3 year old crossed her arms and dropped her...The Published Panacea
And – though I hope this is not the case – if all the agents who currently have War’s Darkest Fear pass, I’ll start revising the next project.