There are writers who take feedback well, but there are plenty who don’t. Try not to make these mistakes.
Category: Process
Making Write-Ins Work For You – Virtual or Live
Right now, virtual is the only sort of write-in any of us are making it to.
But, virtual or in-person, these are the 5 tips that help ME get the most out of a write-in.
Writing, Focus, and Accountability
I don’t know about you, but these days, my focus comes and goes in spurts. Trying to get anything done … More
Facing Feedback… Backwards!
The expert advice for handling feedback makes sense.
But… I can’t be the only one who does it backward. Can I?
#35 Query Corner – Alisha in the Sundarbans
Time for a new Query Corner! Where I take other people’s queries and help them tweak them until they’re agent-worthy!
In this Alice in Wonderland meets The Jungle Book, Alisha follows a talking tiger to a world run by a gigantic phoenix dragon — who wants to keep her as a pet.
See the finishing touches that get this query focused and ready for agents.
#amquerying
Fighting Impostor Syndrome
We’ve all been there.
Hesitating. Feeling out of our depth. And desperately trying to fake it til we make it.
Here are the ways I try to cope — and the exciting news that spurred this bout of impostor syndrome.
When Writing? Small Changes Can Fix Big Issues
What do you do when a friend helping critique you work says you got it all wrong?
The fix might be easier than you think.
#34 Query Corner – Emilia Afloat
When a sorcerer steals her father away, Emilia cobbles together a crew from her siblings to escape her home island and rescue her papá.
See the finishing touches that get this query focused and ready for agents.
#amquerying
The Grind versus The Hustle: Comparing Office Work and Creative Work
These days? I’m working two gigs: one by day for pay, and by night to write.
But, I see the 9-to-5 getting a worse rap than I think it deserves. Both have their benefits — even beyond our capitalistic society.
WRITING TIPS & WRITERLY MUSINGS 