RITA ® Award-Winning Author of Fantasy Romance
//All about Apollycon and how I finished A ROSE IN THE MIRROR on the plane and working in the atrium on site. I had a great time at the event and got to fangirl and hang with some of my longtime author idols.
//About how I bought a new car! And struggling to decide what to do with my museum piece… Also catching up on finishing A ROSE IN THE MIRROR, getting bills paid, and being impatient with recovery from illness.
//On the challenges of working from home and/or yourself – which is most creative careers – and finding the balance between imposing a disciplined schedule and also being kind to yourself and enjoying the flexibility.
//It’s release day for STRANGE FAMILIAR! Also, I’m back after an unplanned podcast hiatus after being struck with the flu like a nail through the forehead. Also, being a notable alum of my high school and people messaging to ask if my books are “clean.”
//I was going to say something pithy about the time-consuming tricks we do for social media, but you’ll have to extract that lesson yourself from my tale. Owl Crate tip-ins are done! Also: why something being your livelihood isn’t reason enough.
//Regarding manuscript length and (seriously) what traditional publishing does and does not require, but signs that a book is really too long. (See pacing.) Also knowing when rewriting is FAR better than revising, and new earrings!
//On the Amazon Boycott and tools for not freaking out. Also, Kindle Unlimited, pros and cons, and thoughts on how that ecosystem works, including the perils of exclusivity. Also, my very productive productivity!
//How being a career creative is an ongoing process of discovering how we work and create, and why – if you’re an intuitive writer like I am – you might need to write from a character’s POV to understand them.
//Thoughts on story, character, agenda – what is the story trying to do? What do WE want to do as creators? Also, is using someone else’s characters and world “cheating”? Does filing off the serial numbers transform a work?
//Last day to sign up for my ARC team! Also, thoughts on success, the metrics we use, and strategies for determining what WE want from our writing careers and lives in general.
