Thanks so much to my faithful followers who have continued to read and share this blog! I created this blog to be a joy for me and for my audience, but it was becoming a burden. Between my novel writing, my part-time job at a publishing company, and chores (yay for adulting!), my blog couldn't … Continue reading The Wait is Over!
Category: Book Update
Hope Against the Hopeless
For those of you who don't know, I've decided to take on the genre of Christian dystopian fiction. Dystopian fiction is based on a world or society where everything has gone wrong. Think 1984, A Handmaid's Tale, or The Hunger Games. They're all set at some uncertain time in the future (well, except for 1984, but it was … Continue reading Hope Against the Hopeless
I Could Never Write Like That!
Lately, I've been doing a lot of reading. By reading, I can learn from other writers' techniques, and can try to figure out why they are published and I am not. Last week, I reread Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, not only because it was free on Kindle Unlimited, but also because JK Rowling is … Continue reading I Could Never Write Like That!
The “Fun” Part of Writing a Novel
Self-editing, accountability, and reading your manuscript over and over again. #amwriting #wip #bookupdate #christfic
The Soothing Pain of Rejection
This past weekend on the reNEW writer's retreat, I had hoped to tell everyone that my novel was finished and it was in the hands of a literary agent. However, two weeks before the retreat, I read a book called Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell that made me reconsider my whole plot. After … Continue reading The Soothing Pain of Rejection
4 Myths & 1 Truth of Freelance Working From Home
Having worked as a freelance writer and editor now for three months, I can say I'm finally a novice at this! Much of freelance work and working from home is discipline and determination. I thank God that I have both of these gifts, or else I would never be able to do this. I also … Continue reading 4 Myths & 1 Truth of Freelance Working From Home
Make Your Own Dream
When you first get married, you think that you will always agree with your husband. Let's pop that bubble right now: You're going to disagree, and it will probably be messy. I can only speak from a woman's perspective, but I was taught that my wedding day would be the greatest day of my life, … Continue reading Make Your Own Dream
Dedicated to the Dreaming Little Girl
I dedicate my first novel, and every novel after it, to the girl who believed I would write one thousand books one day.
Book Update: You Can Help!
This book has been a journey that has taken a lot longer than the perfectionist in me has expected! I have finally finished editing my third rewrite. The editing involved taking the 80,000 words I had written and seeing what fit into the plot of my book, what needed to be cut, and what needed … Continue reading Book Update: You Can Help!
My Blog’s Best of 2017
With almost 2,000 views from over 30 countries, I thank God for a great blogging year!