November 2006

A synopsis is my enemy. You see, I wrote a blurb for my latest book. Before I sold, I would just start the book without a direction. Just wing it. See where the creative road took me. Those days are over. I run blurbs by my agent to get her thoughts, see if she thinks she can sell it.

If you check out YouTube there are a ton of short flicks on Writer’s Block. Some are a little too out there for me, but I liked this one filmed by storyboard. I once had to create a storyboard in art and design class. It’s pretty neat. Anyway, this one certainly shows a st

I have my new YA partial just about ready to send to my agent. Since it’s a new project, I’m a little nervous about it. Just a little. ;D But as a writer, I have to take the chance and send the pages, even though I might be nervous about hearing something I don’t wan

Okay, so I braved the trenches. I searched miles of asphalt for a lone parking slot. I forced myself through flying elbows and snaking register lines. I went Christmas shopping on the busiest shopping day of the year. And survived. Yes, there were close calls. Like when two cars had a

What I’m Thankful For (The Writer’s List) -I’m Thankful for all my blogging friends. It would surely be a lonely place without you guys to chat with, share with, joke with, and to complain with. =D -I’m thankful for the writers who I can share my writing with,

Character Names… It seems I have a funny thing when choosing character names. I like a particular–familiar?–sound. I’m talking about “AN”. Hmmm. My critique partner, Tina, pointed it out to me… First bookHeroine: Ana Second bookHeroine: Angel

So yes, it’s Friiiiiday! And what makes me happy about ending this week is that I had a productive one. I finished the rough draft of my new proposal. Yeah, there’s still work to be done and that’s my new goal for next week to have it polished and ready for the follo

So…are you Internet Addicted? If you are, apparently there are people who can help you according to this article. A treatment center that lasts one year. Very interesting, if I do say so myself. =) Here are IA symptoms you might want to look for: 1. Lying about how much time is

Yesterday was cold all day, the kind of cold that you reach out and feel it against your fingers. Brrrr. About 4 o’clock the rain finally fell. Even as a kid, I enjoyed the rain, watching it splatter the sidewalks and streets. But I’ve always disliked the cold, coooold. It

It’s six months until the release of Graffiti Girl… I’ve been reading up on author promotion since before I sold. I’ve heard six months is when I should start promoting my book, should have some sort of marketing plan written. I’ve been really interested