Words Matter: A Blogger’s Guide to Becoming a Better Writer
When I was invited to speak about writing at Traverse 2018 in Rotterdam, I experienced a moment of sheer panic. Sure, I’m a published…
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OMG I have an agent…now what?
Receiving an offer of representation from an agent was one of the most incredible moments of my life. Because it was then that it…
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Finding an Agent: my Submission Letter
It can be so tempting to begin the search for an agent before you’re really ready. Throughout my writing process, I was so impatient…
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Anatomy of a 90s Teen Girl’s Bedroom
I know this is a teensy bit of a departure from my usual blog posts*. *A.K.A. totally and completely off-topic But I thought I’d…
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Writing A Novel: Why and How I Began
When I first started taking my writing seriously – when those small, timid voices whispered ‘maybe you can do this. Maybe, just maybe, you…
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The Guilty Wife eBook Publication: It’s Here!
It’s a bad habit, I know, but the first thing I did on the morning of November 28, as I do every morning, was…
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5 things you need to write a novel
“How do you write a novel?” I’ve been asked this question a lot lately, and every time, I think I answer with a blank…
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Sweatshops & Sweatshirts: the Dilemma of Getting Dressed
“But who made it?” This is a question I found myself asking, with an increasing sense of frustration and despair, on a recent search…
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10 Ways Blogging Helped Me Get a Book Deal
This is the first in a new series of posts about my publishing journey (which I’m still on, and still have a fair way…
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10 Things I Learned at CrimeFest 2017
For anyone reading the title of this post and wondering if I’ve been to a festival of crime lately, I should clarify. CrimeFest is…
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