The Sound of Drowning is Here!
Well, the day I’ve been anxiously waiting for is finally here: The Sound of Drowning is now available! The book that I spent so many...
Meet My Pitch Wars Mentee (Part Two)
I was so lucky this year to be able to choose two Pitch Wars mentees! I'd fallen in love with two very different books sharing a common...
Meet My Pitch Wars Mentee (Part One)
I wanted to introduce you all to my fabulous #PitchWars mentee, the beautiful and talented, Kacey Vanderkarr. When I first read her...
What I Learned from Pitch Wars
For many years, I received rejections from agents with some variation of this: "While I thought your writing was strong, I ultimately...
Pitch Wars Mentor Bio (or in other words – WHY YOU SHOULD PICK ME!)
Hello! I’m so excited to be a mentor this year for Pitch Wars! First, I just wanted to say that I know exactly how you all feel. I...
How NOT to Piss Off Your Critique Partners
My blog post today is inspired by a recent contest I entered with an unpublished manuscript. This is a novel that is currently on...
Five Reasons to Enter that Writing Contest (and One Reason Not To)
I’d never thought much about contests until I became a writer and joined RWA (Romance Writers of America). Almost immediately, I started...
5 Ways My Revision Process Has Improved
This week, I submitted to my agent what I hope will be the final version of my latest manuscript. Thinking back to other books I’ve...
Why I Need Mentors
Before becoming an author, I worked full time with an environmental engineering firm. I was in a senior position, working on...
New Goals for a New Year
Certain things have become synonymous with the New Year—fireworks, the ball dropping in Times Square, sharing a kiss at midnight and...
