We’re in the homestretch of NaNoWriMo, and I wanted to share the same pep talk I gave this time last year. Why? Because this time last year, we were all feeling EXACTLY THE SAME. We were all wondering what the heck we had gotten ourselves into and when the heck this was all going to end. But you’re […]
I imagine you’re all feeling worn out at this point. Maybe you’ve hit a slump or your really starting to hate the glare on your computer screen. Or–what I hope is happening–you feel fresh as spring rain and ready to keep TYPING. But if you’re like me, you’ll be feeling pretty tuckered out after 2 weeks […]
Every path has its puddles. We just have to hop over them. Or power through. Possibly even scoot around. But remember this: no one is going to show up and drape a coat over the puddle so you can cross un-splashed. You’re gonna have to get muddy, and that’s part of the fun. Tromp through. Embrace […]
Remember this quote. We may only be starting NaNoWriMo, but it’s our daily 1667 words–or whatever we manage to eke out each day–that will get us to the full 50K. And then onward, to the end of the novel. And then even further beyond after that. Just keep typing, keep dreaming, and keep shooting for […]
I’m BACK! I got home laaaate Friday night and have spent the weekend unpacking and reminding my dogs that I do love them, even if I abandoned them for 2 weeks. Now, while I catch up on emails that I should have caught up on whilst visiting my parents last week (instead, my dad and I marathoned […]
So this isn’t really a conversation post this time–more like me adding onto Sarah’s last post. Mostly because she touched on something I feel very strongly about: The idea that having a critique partner somehow means you don’t trust your own writing. Just as Sarah said in her post: that’s not true. In fact, I’m gonna go […]
…so don’t give up. I don’t really have anything else to say today other than that. I’m in the middle of book 3 revisions, renovating my house, preparing lesson plans for the YAGB tour, and revising other books that have not yet sold. It all seems pretty overwhelming and insurmountable. But it isn’t. It never is. […]
So I don’t have a whole lot to say. The Frenchman and I are packing yet again to move into a new house. Our current home is a jungle of boxes and packing paper. Hopefully this next home, though, will be the final home. At least for a few years. (I am so sick of moving! This […]
Hello, everyone! We have a slightly different week for you–a week of paying forward all the many blessings we here at Pub(lishing) Crawl have had. A week of talking about who and what we’re grateful for–and a week of giving back. The idea came about after we heard about a book called Poison by Bridget […]
GUYS! Our big news is finally coming out into the world. And by “our”, I mean: Me, Erin Bowman, Sarah J. Maas, and Kat Zhang. WE’RE GOING ON TOUR. TOGETHER. Starting at BEA in New York City, we’ll be heading gradually west for two weeks–and ending up in Chicago. But it’s not just a self-hosted tour […]