"Read, read, read. Read everything – trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window." – William Faulkner
When people give writing advice, there is always a bit about sitting down and making yourself write, about setting aside time in your day to write. This is true. Be it ten minutes before the kids get up, ten minutes before you go to bed, or while the laundry is in; you need to give … Continue reading Pace Yourself
Hear me out - When you buy a cake, you want it to 1) look amazing, 2) taste amazing, and 3) satisfy. A book should do all three. A book's cover is the icing, the introduction, the glimpse into what lies underneath. The cover hints at the atmosphere, be it dark and angsty, romantic and … Continue reading A Book is like a Cake
There's a lot of waiting involved with publishing. Waiting for beta readers to finish. Waiting for the weekend to get started on those edits. Waiting for agents to respond to your query. Waiting for those few agents who expressed interest in your query to get back to you. There's a lot of waiting. And then, … Continue reading All at Once
