Writing Update

I took the last few weeks off from weekly blog posts because I was working hard on draft four of Daughter of Sorcery. And now it's done! I sent it off to a potential publisher a few days ago, and I sent it to a few more alpha readers too. I'm really proud of how …

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What stage of the writing process am I in?

I have three stories in various stages, so I’ll give a brief update on each. Cloudborn A land split down the middle: one side forest and shadow, the other sun and field. Each side fears and despises the other, but their magics are meant to balance each other. Raesh’s sister was murdered by a man …

When is it getting published?

When I tell people I’ve written a book, a common question I get asked is, “When is it getting published?” To which I want to respond, “It’s complicated.” First, you shouldn’t write a book and immediately publish it. It probably isn’t very good. Even if you’ve already written and published twenty books, your first draft …

Threads of an Old Life

"How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand... there is no going back?" ~ Frodo Baggins I have been learning recently about the need for breaking good habits. More specifically, about the need to be constantly conscious of which …

Fairy Tale Retellings and Pantsing

I’ve been writing for a long time. Since before I could physically write, in fact. My first book was called Bilbo Baggins Meets His Friends. I did the illustrations, and my mom wrote my dictated words. Bilbo and his friends have some crazy hats, for some reason that I no longer understand. Then came my …

NaNoWriMo

Well friends, November is finished, and I may therefore return to the land of the living. In case you didn't know, I did NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) again this year. This was my third successful attempt at writing fifty thousand words in thirty days. My intention this year was to write 50k words on …

Tolkien and Fantasy

When I’m writing, I want to tell true stories. Not true in the sense of nonfiction. True in the sense of relatable and meaningful. I firmly believe that this is possible even in fantasy, which is the genre closest to my heart. To explain this a little better, I was going to give you a …

The Snowflake Method

It has been quite some time since my last update. I will say this only once, because otherwise I will likely say it every time I write a blog post. This was one of my hesitations in starting a blog. I know that I am a procrastinator. I know that I am incredibly motivated by …

Mighty Fine Shindig

Not that the last five weeks were quite as bad as a duel for my life. After all, I didn’t get stabbed (although a few of my characters did). But I do sometimes feel like I’m wearing not my usual clothing at a fancy ball where I don’t fit in, only to throw a punch …