This is a really exiting debut–and a very unique take on zombies. I was met Mike at a conference last year–not only is he a great writer, but also a great person. It happened on Halloween. The world ended. And a dangerous Game brought it back to life. Seventeen-year-old Michael and his five-year-old brother, Patrick, have […]
The premise of Francesca Zappia’s upcoming book, ASK AGAIN LATER, immediately drew me in. From Goodreads: Francesca Zappia’s debut ASK AGAIN LATER is about the ultimate unreliable narrator, a schizophrenic teenage girl unable to tell the difference between reality and delusion who discovers — thanks to her Magic 8-Ball, her little sister, and a boy […]
A writer’s life can take on many dimensions, both for the unpublished and published among us. Constant pulls and tugs drag in a myriad of directions, making the correct path all the more uncertain. A slew of contests here. A couple queries there. Writing, reading, edits, rewriting, everywhere. And the noisier it gets, the more difficult it becomes […]
I “met” Andrea Hannah through one of the contests I participated in, and her novel THE DESTRUCTION OF STARS AND LIES sounds awesome! Here’s her bio: Andrea Hannah is a YA writer represented by Victoria Marini of Gelfman Schneider. She writes stories about criminals, crazy people, and creatures that may or may not exist. When […]
A few weeks back, I was chosen to read the first chapter of my current WIP, ANDERSON’S CURSE, at a conference. It wasn’t the first time I’d read aloud–but it was the first time I was asked to do so outside the requirements of a class. Here are some things I learned: 1. Reading aloud is excellent practice. […]
I should note that my posts will be a bit more sparse this month, as I’ll be attempting to finish edits on my current WIP by the end of March. If all goes as planned, the WIP, as well as my already polished novel, and, God willing, a non-fiction proposal, will be ready for a conference I’m attending at the end of […]
This past month, I’ve been doing a series, What I’ve Learned about Writing Through Movies. In each post, I feature a different movie, discussing the effectiveness of its story elements as well as what can be learned from the film as a whole. Previous movies include The Matrix and The Princess Bride. The final week’s […]
To liven things up in February, I’ve decided to do a series: What I’ve Learned about Writing Through Movies. In each post, I’ll feature a different movie and discuss the effectiveness of its story elements as well as what can be learned from the film as a whole. This week, I decided to focus on […]
I’m really excited to feature Anna Staniszewski, who I’ve followed ever since her novel MY VERY UNFAIRY TALE LIFE debuted in 2011. I even posted about it, and it was one of the favorite books I read last year. And now (drumroll), the sequel, MY EPIC FAIRY TALE FAIL just released! Fairy tales do come […]
To liven things up in February, I’ve decided to do a series: What I’ve Learned about Writing Through Movies. Each week, I’ll feature a different movie and discuss the effectiveness of its story elements as well as what can be learned from the film as a whole. I chose The Princess Bride first because I […]