The blogosphere has been abuzz over a six-figure deal for the rights to a year-old self-published debut novel, The Cruelty, by Scott Bergstrom. The firestorm began with a November 24th article in Publisher’s Weekly, “YA Debut Gets Six Figure Deal,…
Critics. They’re everywhere: in our writing classes and writing groups, on the other side of an ISP, and sometimes (most of the time) in our own heads. The struggle is real, and this week’s links focus on people who have…
Critiques are an emotional thing for writers. We’re told they toughen us up, and maybe they do. Really, it depends on the person giving the critique and the person receiving it. Some people are fantastic for these jobs, others not…
To celebrate the return of Game of Thrones this Sunday, here’s a gif of my beloved Prince Oberyn (Pedro Pascal) annihilating assorted plates of food. There’s more where that came from. I have not yet recovered from his fate. I may…
Before I wrote regularly, I made art. My mother was an artist and art teacher, so I guess it was in my DNA. As a child, I drew stories — graphic novels without written words. As a young adult, I…
After graduating from the Novel Incubator program in June, I needed to find a writing group to give me the kind of feedback and motivation I got from the Incubator. Unable to find a group near my home, I started…