23 years ago, I embarked on my first day of fourth grade ( Read more... )

I don't know everything about my universe ( Read more... )

As I mentioned a few days ago, I've been answering questions on Instagram about my writing and Magic Inc. I thought I'd share this post about my writing journey here ( Read more... )

I haven't gotten any writing or editing done this week, but I've been making notes, checking timeline events, and creating character profiles. Writing is about more than just writing. It's also having panicked moments of events not lining up and realizing you had it figured out already. And forgot to mark it down ( Read more... )

I've been observing people's posts since the beginning of the new year. So many of my author acquaintances have been heading into the new year with so much momentum. I can't help but be a bit jealous. I wish I could say I was heading into the new year strong, ready to start pursuing those goals. But I am a socially anxious person who is still ( Read more... )

1. At what age did you start to get serious about writing?I’m not sure what I would say “serious” means to me. For years, I was very serious about writing fanfiction. But probably what most people would consider “getting serious”, was when I started writing Dreaming in Shadow. I was fourteen, in my first year of high school, and absolutely certain ( Read more... )

I am very nearly halfway through the first draft of Magic Inc. Book Two. Well, really, I'm very nearly halfway done with both the first and second drafts of Book Two. Because writing first drafts by computer instead of in a notebook has allowed me to revise sections as I go along. Which I know can be a killer to some writers. Getting all wrapped up ( Read more... )

There's a moment when someone asks that question where my mind begins to panic. You already want another book? Do you know how long it actually takes to write a book? I mean, I know some people can 'write a book in a month', but I am so not one of those people. My first book took over 5 years to finish (not counting the planning stages), and you ( Read more... )

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It's hard to focus on this last chapter of Magic Inc., mostly because of all the stuff that comes after it. Editing and sharing and formatting, and I still can't figure out what I'm going to do about a cover. I'm partially excited to share this story with people because I've put so much work into it the last five years, but I'm really not sure if I ( Read more... )