Writing is hard. The craft is hard, the business is hard, the industry is hard. Regardless of where you are in your career, you’ve experienced some of this hardship. Because it isn’t going to get any easier – sorry! – the best way to get through it is to become part of a writing community. Read More
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Three Reasons I’m Passionate About Supporting Debut Authors
The year was 2017. Debut author Therese Beharrie releases her first book into the wild… Of course I’m joking with this. I’m not going to be referring to myself in the third person in this post. It was only meant to show you how incredibly dramatic I can be. Because it does not feel like Read More
Not Every Opportunity is For You
The inspiration for this blog post came in the form of a Hallmark submission call. I was minding my own business on Twitter (as one does on Twitter *cough*), when I saw someone tweet that Hallmark was going to start publishing books. I get really excited when I see new publishers and lines starting. Generally, Read More
Where Do Writers Get Their Inspiration?
When I started on my fourth book, I was worried that my ideas would start to become repetitive. My current manuscript deals with a royal pregnancy meant to save my hero and heroine’s kingdoms. (I am SO excited about it!) I purposely steered away from a marriage of convenience here because my third book, The Read More