Archive for January, 2011


Connecting with readers

published on January 28, 2011

Today, my MFA mentor returned 65 pages of my work. As I flipped through the pages, devouring her comments, her underlines,…

OK To Blog About Writing?

published on January 26, 2011

Dawn Rae Miller posted an interesting blog today about “Why You Shouldn’t Be Writing about Writing (At Least Not All the Time).” Dawn is a friend of mine, and we’ve had a lot of discussions about the purpose…

Tips for Surviving the Sub Process

published on January 19, 2011

The stress of being on sub makes the “finding an agent” wait look like a cake walk. At least, that’s been my experience and that of many of my friends – not that either journey is easy. A lot…

Enclave ARC Giveaway

published on January 18, 2011

My agentmate, Ann Aguirre was kind enough to give me an ARC of her anxiously-awaited apocalyptic YA novel, Enclave. The book is scheduled for an April release date, but…

Website Launch Day!

published on January 10, 2011

You may have noticed something’s different around here. I felt like it was time to make things a little more homey for my visitors. So…

Wednesday Meme: My Year in Writing, 2010

published on January 5, 2011

I’m stealing this from Kate Hart because I loved the idea of taking a look back at what I’ve accomplished for the year. I work a LOT at my day job as an Account Supervisor at a marketing…