With less than a quarter of the WIP left to write, I’ve been doing a little agent research. I’m using several online tools and putting the agents I find interesting into an Excel spreadsheet. When I’m ready to start querying (and I’ve already worked on the query letter), I’ll have all my info ready. Then, [...]

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One of the most important elements of a story is the names. At least, that’s how I look at it. Names can really help define a character. They can cause me to perceive a character a certain way, and it can say a lot about who they are and where they came from.
I’m having a [...]

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Yesterday, despite my resolve not to do any editing yet, I printed out my first draft of Chapters 1 and 2. I sat down with my post-it notes and got to work. See, some parts of the story had changed that affected the location, back story and characters. I could have just plowed forward without [...]

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April is going to be a big month for me. If you’ve never noticed the tagline in my header above, it says:
Aspiring Writer, Internet Addict, Undeniable Nerd
Well, next month, I have three conferences lined up, and each one of them applies to a different part of me. It’s pretty exciting, and I’m looking forward to [...]

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One of the most often heard pieces of writing advice is, “Write what you know.” I really don’t usually follow this advice and certainly not with a fantasy novel full of my own mythical creatures and worlds. However, say there is a “real” location where the entire story or part of the story takes place. [...]

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