What I Learned From Querying Literary Agents
The other night my daughter and I died repeatedly in a lava lake. We were playing Yoshi's Woolly World and trying to get a final [...]
My Most Brutal Agent Critique & What It Taught Me About Diverse Stories
It happened. I finally got the brutal agent response I will talk about twenty years from now at book signings. I'm a real writer now. [...]
5 Tips for Authors Writing During a Breakdown of Law & Order
This is the exact opposite of what I looked like reviewing pages to send off. A month ago, my completed YA novel was [...]
Hamilton: A Musical & My Inspiration
I recently confessed to planning an entire trip to New York City around a preschooler. Housing, excursions, food...It was all for her. With the exception [...]
A Parent’s Weekly Writing Routine
MONDAY Morning: School Holiday so entertain and feed kid Afternoon: Entertain and feed kid Evening: Entertain, feed kid, and persuade her to take a bath [...]
The Infinity Dream Award aka 11 Random Facts About Me
Expat Blogs, Mommy Blogs, Writing/Book Blogs These are the digital circles I run in. But my recent posts have focused exclusively on my expat and [...]
Why I Finally Admitted I’m a Writer
For the past seven years I've been writing a graphic novel. I only admitted this to a non-family member for the first time two years [...]
A First Test as a Writer
Keep the espresso coming! Recently, I decided to become a writer. I've actually been diligently writing a novel for a couple years, but [...]
Hell: Adding a Social Media Button to My Blog
Help! I don't speak IT! Is this even what IT people do? See...I don't know anything! Today, I had a terrible afternoon. By [...]