Today I’m talking about all things having to do with what I’m writing, how long I’ve been writing and basically everything you (never realized) you ever wanted to know about my writing. Dreamweaver has been a work in progress since March of 2015. The first draft took me a month to churn out. After completing … More Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About What I’m Writing
There are certain characters that I instantly like when I read. The slightly downtrodden with a chip-on-their-shoulder is one of them. … More Give Me the Jaded Jerk Anytime // “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Gifted Children”
As I approach my query deadline, July 11th, the lessons I’ve learned throughout my journey of writing DREAMWEAVER have been on the forefront of my mind. … More What I Learned From Thinking I Was Done Writing My Book
A review of books read in March, life lived, accomplishments and some thoughts on writer’s burnout. … More On Burnout and What I Learned From It
To help me write, I create epic playlists. Today, I’m sharing a sampling of the songs in my love playlist for my WIP Dreamweaver! … More Beyond the Pages: Music I Write To
A peek into my bullet journal as I review February’s lesson’s learned, books read and writing accomplished. … More February Review: On Books, Writing and Life
Today I’m talking all about my work in progress as I take part in the Beautiful People meme. I’m all about the ships today, so join me as I fangirl about my own characters for a sec! … More Beautiful People: On Shipping My Own Characters (Even Though I Probably Shouldn’t)
Today, The First 250 Project is looking at “Divergent” and the many elements of story Veronica Roth packed into this bestselling novel’s first page. … More The First 250 Project: “Divergent”
Limiting beliefs block writers from tapping into their creative energy. Today, I talk about how these belief systems affect creatives and offer some solutions to this problem. … More How Limiting Beliefs Block Creative Flow
I have high expectations of my critique partners. So should you. Here are my 12 tips for how we can all do better as CPs. … More Don’t Be A Good Critique Partner, Be A Great One
The first 250 are crucial. The aim of this project is to break down bestsellers and figure out why their first 250s work or don’t work. … More “The First 250” An Analysis Project
Badass girls tend to be accused of being hard to connect to because they’re “unlikeable”. I call bullshit. … More Badass Girls and Their Importance
I’m taking the blog in a new direction. Even though it scares me, even though people will probably think I’m a dick, even though it’s out of my comfort zone … More Announcing Blog Changes + What You Can Expect from Me
Writing full blown book reviews can be difficult. Today on the blog, I talk about a couple ways to spice up your traditional reviews. I also offer up my top 5 tips for how to write Tweet worthy reviews! … More Write Better Book Reviews
I saw this writing challenge originally on John’s blog @ Am I Doing This Right and thought it would be a fun thing to share and tag other writers into, because everyone knows how much I love tags and tagging people. ^.^ Before we get into the tag, be sure to check out John’s … More The 7/7/7 Challenge | A Writers Tag
I DID NOT enter the competition on Thursday. Why am I so excited then? You ask. Why am I as happy as a little squirrel who just hauled a bunch of nuts into her hovel and is happy that her baby squirrels will not starve through the harsh winter? (Okay, bad metaphor guys, I’m working on it.) Read on to find out … More What I Learned from #KidPit (Even Though I Didn’t Technically Enter)
Today I am featuring another one of my critique partners, Amanda Jasper. I will be handing over the blog to her today so she can share with you her responses to The Confessions of a Writer Tag. … More Confessions of A Writer: Amanda Jasper
Today I am featuring Tristen van den Berg, my amazing and incredibly talented critique partner for her to share her writerly experiences. … More Confessions of a Writer: Tristen van den Berg
Hello my bookish and writerly friends! Today I am bringing you my responses to The Confessions of a Writer Tag. The Confessions of a Writer Tag was created by aspiring author Nicolette Elzie (aka yours truly). It is a ‘get-to-know’ the writer interview tag, dedicated to spotlighting the creative process, works in progress, and connecting to … More My Confessions of A Writer
The Confessions of a Writer Tag is a ‘get-to-know’ the writer interview. It is an opportunity to showcase the person you either openly share with us all the time or the person we rarely get to see. In any case, my hopes for this tag are that it is a way to connect to other writers across the blogosphere, to share our experiences, and support each other through the creative process. … More “Confessions of a Writer” A Writer’s Tag
