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My first ever cover reveal!
You guys, I am so dang excited. I get to reveal a cover. It’s not a cover for a book that I wrote. None of my manuscripts are [..]
To be or not to be–in a writing group.
Personally, I think the answer to this age-old conundrum is an easy one. I wouldn’t even call it a conundrum. Because there’s really no debating it. Of course [..]
Grammar Corner
Welcome back to the grammar corner. Why is it the grammar corner you ask? Because most people want to shove those who are exceptional at grammar in the corner! Okay, [..]
Resolutions and Me
About 2 AM in the morning of January, 1st 2014 (so yesterday morning) I was sitting at Ihop with a few friends after a rousing New Year’s Eve [..]
Lesson 2 from an English Teacher
Let’s jump straight into the next trait from the 6 traits of writing: Voice. Voice is an abstract concept that can be hard to grasp and is definitely a [..]
Grammar Corner Debut
My writing group (which I promise to blog about soon) made a request of me last December to start sharing my knowledge of all things grammar.
Hiatus Over
I haven’t posted since before NaNoWriMo last November. I could make excuses, but really it just comes down to me being lazy and not making the time for [..]
Pantsing and Planning 2 OR Continuing the Snowflake Method
This is a continuing report from a previous post which you can read here. As the time for Nano-ing approaches (I so love turning nouns into verbs!), I’m [..]
Are you ready for NaNo?
I know since school started that I haven’t been blogging like I should be. So, since this week is Fall Break, I knew I had to take the [..]
Lesson 1b from an English Teacher
Before I move on to the next couple of 6-traits, I have a little bit more to share about Ideas and Content. I wanted to introduce a few [..]