I have spent the past year eyeball deep in The Witch Queen series, rough drafting, revising, editing, and now I'm doing one final read-through for errors. I'm doing a preliminary line edit, I suppose, before my editor jumps in. I finished Whispers and am currently in the query trenches. Waiting. I do not have a … Continue reading The Lull
I Finished a Draft!
Yesterday, I finished Draft 8 of my romantic horror, "Whispers." (That's a code name, not a title. I don't have a title I feel good about yet. It's in the workshop.) This latest draft is technically draft 8 of this particular manuscript, even though this story idea has gone through probably twice that many iterations. … Continue reading I Finished a Draft!
Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Writing, Lesson 2: Feedback is a Necessary Evil
Feedback can hurt. Sometimes it will hurt. But you need feedback—especially early on—if you want to grow as a writer. When I was in college, I took workshop classes where we brought in stories and critiqued each other’s work. I remember one specific workshop where several of us gave the same piece of feedback on … Continue reading Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Writing, Lesson 2: Feedback is a Necessary Evil
