Kissing. There’s a reason everyone does it. And there’s a reason stories will build it up to it, increasing the tension until that first kiss finally opens the gates and lets the reader sigh with satisfaction. The reason is that kissing is kind of, sort of, no-doubt-about-it amazing. “There was such an incredible logic to […]
Today I thought I’d open the floor up to YOU guys. I mean, I know you all through comments and emails, but I don’t know as much as I’d LIKE to know about you as writers and readers and people. So, I’ve put up a bunch of polls, and if you’d care to share which […]
Sometimes, blogging gets tiring. Sometimes, I can’t come up with anything to say, so I resort to being goofy. Sometimes, I wonder why the heck I even write at all because–let’s be honest–there’s a special kind of stress that’s unique to writing. And then I’ll get an email or a blog comment or a tweet, […]
When you first begin writing, you do it for various reasons… Maybe it’s an escape. Maybe it’s for entertainment. Maybe it’s because if you didn’t you would just die. Whatever the reason, it gets your butt into a chair and your fingers onto a keyboard. As you BICHOK away, you may or may not finish […]
OKEEDOKEE MY FRIENDS… I have received 5 query letters, so I’m closing submissions! ♥ Thank you, everyone!! ♥ Be sure to check back for the next QUERY DAY in May!
Query Day for April 2011 starts MONDAY the 4th at 2:00 PM EST. DON’T MISS IT! Once I get 5 queries, I’m closing submissions! ♥♥ Don’t know what it is? Head here.
BIG NEWS. Like, BIG AND IMPORTANT. News that requires spreading around. The Spirit-Hunters finally has a REAL NAME.
♥ Time for some community feedback! ♥ Yahong Chi was the lucky second “winner” from March’s Query Day, and so her shiny, revised query is now ready for some group feedback! As always, be HELPFUL, be gentle, and leave your comments below. ~~~ Dear [agent]: Fourteen-year-old Georgia Castleforté knows the secrets dreams can yield. How […]
And I’m still alive… I survived the Parisian catacombs and drank more champagne and espresso (not at the same time, mais oui) than is probably healthy.
This is your last chance to catch her, Gumshoe! She got away on Monday and again Wednesday, and now she’s getting ready to destroy Beethoven’s keys!
