So after last week’s blog post, I realized there were a few points left untouched. So without further ado, here are a few more things I wish I'd been told before I started writing with the serious intent of publication. 1. You won't be able to read for pleasure as often. How many books did …
Adventures in Book Swag, Part 1: Candles
The Cambiare candles that will be used as promotional material. We all love some good book swag, right? In this three-part series, I'm going to go over some of the items I've created to promote Cambiare, and give you the low-down on how to get your hands on them in the upcoming months. First up: …
Music Monday: “The Lost Princess”
Today's entry is a more delicate piece of ethereal harp music: "The Lost Princess" by Musika Magika and Dulcamara In Cambiare, Cirelle plays the harp, and her Faerie Nocturne is loosely based on this piece. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMKNd42-XcE
5 Hard Truths About Writing
All right, I'm about to drop some brutal honesty on you. In particular, this post is geared toward those who wish to publish (either traditionally or indie), but are at an early point in your journey. The entire writing process is hard, and there are some difficult truths I wish some people had shared with …
Music Monday: “The Humbling River”
Puscifer's "The Humbling River" was part of my first mix for Cambiare, when it was just a nebulous idea and an overall vibe. This song encapsulates the mood I was going for with that very first kernel of a concept for Cirelle's story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgwK9sHTu-8
Making Time to Write
Since November of 2015, I've written approximately 425,000 words. That breaks down to about 10,366 words a month or close to 340 words per day. Editing is harder to categorize, but all of those words have also undergone at least some revision, and Cambiare is currently in the final stages of editing. So why am …
The Curse of the Perfectionist Procrastinator
A few days ago, I hit a big mental roadblock. While knee-deep in revisions for three separate works-in-progress, my brain just shut down on me. My first completed book was with my editor, and the other two were in very early drafts that needed some reworking. But every time I thought about opening one of …
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Music Monday: “You Look So Fine”
Garbage's "You Look So Fine" is one of those evergreen inspirational songs for me. I was listening to it when I wrote terrible fanfiction 20 years ago, and it's one of the songs that inspired my current faerie fantasy. It's gorgeous and sexy and I absolutely love the line "I want to break your heart …
5 Simple Cocktails
This post has nothing to do with writing (unless you buy into the "write drunk, edit sober" philosophy, I suppose). But one of my other primary hobbies is making cocktails, and I've developed a few quick-and-simple regular favorites I'll share with you today. Note on simple syrup: I do keep a batch of 2:1 simple …
Music Monday: “Bitches Brew”
This sexy little number was a "play on repeat" song for my gothic and steamy fairytale with vampires. "Bitches Brew" by ††† (Crosses) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBN-1Q0_Fiw
