A New Day
Have you ever woke up grumpy? I hate doing that–and today was one of those days. I’m trying to work my way out of it. Writing helps. Exercise helps. But when you’re in one of those moods, it’s so much harder to get motivated! At least I’ve got four sweet kiddos to help me out. The […]
Man of Steel: My Two Cents
Man of Steel did what movies should do, it entertained. I loved the sci-fi feel, (but I’m a sci-fi nerd, so that’s no surprise), I loved how we saw Superman in a light we’ve never seen him in before. The movie wasn’t a rehashing of the same story told so many times everyone and their grandpa […]
I’m Back!
I know everyone’s been anxiously awaiting my return to the blogger world, right? I’ve finally done it. And I’d love to make this a habit, so leave me your comments, and let me know what I should blog about, and we’ll put some zing back into this old dead blog for once! Since I blogged […]
A New Blog
I’m super excited to announce that I will be joining a new blog. Four other fantasy authors will post with me. If you’d like to check it out, the address is afeastoffantasy.tumblr.com The other authors already have some exciting posts up, including an interview with one of my favorite authors, Brandon Sanderson. I think this […]
Fresh From Ye Olde Mind
I’ve decided to post chapter one from my third book. Keep in mind, this is all fresh stuff. Never been read by anyone but yours truly. But hey, I’m not a selfish gal. I would absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear feedback! CHAPTER ONE The castle appeared again. Right over the trees, out of nowhere. […]
Why Haven’t I Read This Book?
The Princess Bride. The movie is on my top ten list, so why have I never read the book? Well, now am I. Can I just say–it’s awesome. So funny. Very different from what I’ve been reading lately but very entertaining.
Wednesday Updates
No news this week but I did send out three more queries. I try not to think about it too much or I’ll get really anxious. One of the agents considering my novel posted her stats. She reads 36,000 queries a year, requests the first thirty pages of about 1,200, and looks at full manuscripts […]
Stats!
# of queries sent since I started querying: 27 # of requests: 2!!! Can you tell I’m happy about this? And just for fun, I want to post a snippet from my second book, FORGOTTEN. To get you up to speed, this scene takes place with my two main characters, Susan King and Grant […]
Wednesday Again
As promised, this weeks stats. Submissions sent this week: 8 Responses: 0 Total number of queries floating in cyberspace waiting for a response: 15 Yes, I haven’t heard any news this week. However, I did go to the hospital yesterday for an EGD and the doctor found a big ol’ bloody ulcer in my stomach. […]
Query Guts
It takes guts to send out queries. No matter how thick your skin, rejection hurts. You’ve put your time, your SOUL into writing, and now you get one, maybe two lines of “not right for us.” I’ve decided to put my guts out there, so to speak. I’ve started querying my first novel, FORBIDDEN, a […]