Just write. Pick up the pen and let ‘er rip. I stare at the blank page and then close my eyes as if I’m willing the words to appear. Of course, they don’t. While there is a bit of magic in finding the right words, the right story, and the right characters, it also requires …
As I dive head-first back into my self-publishing journey, I keep looking back at the books and characters that started it all. When I started my writing journey, I wrote poems and song lyrics. Music was and is a huge part of my life. I could spend hours getting lost in an album dissecting lyrics …
Waiting is a game I’m not that great at. If you’re a Hamilton fan, you’re probably familiar with the song “Nonstop.” The lines, “why do you write like you’re running out of time; write day and night like you’re running out of time” are very personal to me. The pressure to constantly be producing and …
Have you ever fallen so in love with a project that we’re we’re scared to set it free? I am 2 chapters and an epilogue away from finishing the first draft of my latest WIP. and I cannot wait to go back and read it from the beginning. I realized yesterday that I was telling …
Just write. Just go for it. Just do it. There are a million and one platitudes that are meant to inspire us to take a chance on something we want. As a writer, few things are more intimidating and invigorating than a blank page or a blinking cursor. The desire to create is always there. …
How do you begin a project? For me, nothing beats pen and paper for those initial ideas. There’s just something magical about a smooth flowing pen on pristine white paper. One question I get asked consistently is where do my ideas come from. The answer? Literally everywhere. In songs, conversations, the news, TV shows, movies, …
I have to get something off my chest. When I tell people I self-published, I get a mixed bag of reactions—good and bad. But when I talk to readers who don’t know I self-published, I sometimes get to hear the unfiltered truth on their opinions towards self-publishing. It hurts. I won’t lie. Most of what …
This week, I’m reading working on editing my manuscript that I plan to start querying in a few weeks. This is (hopefully) the last rounds of edits and revisions. It’s been a slow few months for my writing, with several false starts and unfinished works. I’m hoping once I start getting this book out into …
I present to you a decade of writing, give or take a manuscript or two. Not to mention the mountain of unfinished or not started manuscripts buried deep within my Google Drive. Here’s a fun insight into my writing chaos: I’m a fast writer. Once I get an idea fleshed, I’m gone. I could spend …
I’ve written close to half a million words this year. Three complete manuscripts. A dozen or so InstaShorties. A handful of false starts on novel ideas I lost interest in. I’ve pushed myself creatively and professionally, going well outside my comfort zone. When I started the year, I thought my path forward was self-publishing. I …
