How One Writer Uses Trello To Track Her Creative Progress

At some point in any creative’s life, they realize they can’t keep track of it all in their head.

For me? The solution was Trello. To do boards, very visual, online. It checked all my boxes.

Read on to see how.

(Note: this post is not sponsored. However, if Trello sees this and wants to sponsor me, I’m not saying no ;) )

#33 Query Corner – THE WITCH IN THE ENVELOPE

A little past season, but still a fun query. See how I helped revise this dark holiday legend.

THE WITCH IN THE ENVELOPE, is a dark twist on the legend of St. Nick, Nick and his Watchers aren’t here to leave toys — they’re here to keep Mara, the vengeful witch, from kidnapping children to fuel her magic.

Check out my latest query rewrite which takes a query from the hows of the writing to the stakes of the story.

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They Want What? The Difference Between Blurbs, Queries, and Synopses!

All industries have their own specialized terms, and even inside an industry, different people can want things done different ways. … More

3 Why You Shouldn’t Set New Year’s Resolutions (and why I did)

Goals aren’t for everyone. Goals in January? Even less so.

For some of us, setting goals is just setting ourselves up for failure. You need to take a good hard look at where you are, where you want to go, and what stands in your way.

#32 Query Corner – BENTLEY ONE

In BENTLEY ONE, a set of elementally-aligned college students set out to find what’s scaring off its ghosts.

Check out my latest query rewrite which takes a query from the hows of the writing to the stakes of the story.

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Creative Couples – Working Together

Some people work with partners. And some people like to work with their romantic partner. But whether you’re romantically involved or not, there’s techniques that could work for you.

At WorldCon2019, Heidi Goody led the working couples of Peter Morwood and Diane Duane, plus Delia Sherman and Ellen Kushner in discussing how to maintain working and romantic relationships — with the same person.