I've been gearing up to try my hand at #PitchWars; it's a mentor-mentee program where aspiring writers (me) can apply (with a query, synopsis, and a sample chapter) to be chosen by a published writer. That published writer will then become a mentor. She will read her mentee's MS, query, and synopsis in hopes to … Continue reading Querying (Take 5)
Category: Writer’s Woes
Optimists Only
I need a sign on my office door that reads "Optimists Only." I'm so tired of hearing negative news - about people, about events, about everything. Negative, negative, negative, all the time. No one wants to listen to that. That's why when someone is legitimately depressed and needs to talk to someone, no one wants … Continue reading Optimists Only
Diversity in Books
I didn't notice the lack of diversity until it was brought to me. Mostly because I'm white. I grew up in a white farm-town neighborhood of Catholics and Baptists. So, when I read a book and all the characters are white, I don't think anything about it. It's normal to me. But, to someone who … Continue reading Diversity in Books
Beatrice B. Morgan 