Part three of my character craft cocktails for my writing friends! I've loved this opportunity to create drinks inspired by their characters. Kaylin is from my critique partner Renee's novel. I associate the color green strongly with the character and wanted to make a cocktail that invoked these foresty colors. Kaylin has a lot of …
As I mentioned in yesterday's Part 1, I really enjoy crafting cocktails as a hobby outside of writing. I asked some writing friends if I could create drinks inspired by their characters, and they said yes! This is the second set of drinks, and I'm excited to share them with you. I'll be splitting these …
One of my hobbies outside writing is mixology. I'm not a pro bartender by any means, but I do enjoy crafting a good drink. Recently, I was seeking inspiration and turned to some writing friends to ask if I could create drinks inspired by their characters. To my delight, they agreed and I had a …
Today I'm excited to share another Author Spotlight feature with you! We'll be chatting with Ryan R. Campbell, author of the recently-released anthology, And Ampersand, as well as science fiction and contemporary fiction. Introduce yourself! I'm Ryan! I previously wrote science fiction under the pen name R.R. Campbell, but I'm now publishing contemporary fiction under …
Author of Shelta's Songbook I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek of this lovely illustrated book before launch, and asked Leia if she'd be willing to share an interview! I asked a little more about Shelta's Songbook (now available!), her writing process, and upcoming releases. Introduce yourself! Tell us your name (or pen …
Okay, I know that's a long title, but bear with me on this one. I've been on a binge of the Buckkeep Radio podcast for about a month and it's gotten me thinking about how readers interact with media, as well as the role of the author once their work is out in the world. …
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When querying, the literary agent landscape can seem daunting. Worse, there have been a few prominent dust-ups in 2020 regarding agents' behavior that raise a really good question: How do I know if my agent is a good one? "Good" can mean a number of things in this question. Do their morals and values align …
(NaNoWriMo logo in header courtesy of National Novel Writing Month). NaNoWriMo approacheth, and if this is your first year tackling the challenge, it can seem pretty daunting. Fifty thousand words? In 30 days? But there are a few ways to make it easier on yourself and to improve your chances of success. There are a …
Every year, I make a selection of NaNoWriMo word count calendars to set as my desktop background, and thought I'd share them with you as well! More may be added to the Google Drive folder below as November draws near. View all on Google Drive All calendars include three numbers on each day: top number …
(Logo in header courtesy of National Novel Writing Month). So it's October, which means the writing community is in a pre-NaNoWriMo tizzy of planning, anticipation, and hype. If you're new to NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), it's a month-long challenge to draft a 50,000-word novel over the 30 days of November. I've participated in NaNoWriMo …
