Reading whilst writing
All writers should read. We all read what we want, what we love, and most writers I know read their friends’ books, but are you reading your genre? Reading other books in your genre lets you know what current writing…
Who Cares?
Who cares? I ask myself this question a lot these days in the wake of an election, a year, that left me, and so many others, feeling lopsided. For years, I’ve used writing and reading as a way to cope….
Friday Feast, The New Years Edition: Books are Back! Writers’ Manifest for 2017, The Art of a Nation Will Outlast its Governments, Using Scene Cards to Eliminate Struggling with a Blank Page, 11 Cheapest Destinations
We at Dead Darlings are aware that it is 13 days past New Years, but some of us are just recovered from our annual Bacchanalia, and others are so sad with S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder) that it’s taken us this…
Writing, Fast and Slow
It wasn’t until I joined in National Novel Writing Month (Nanowrimo) a few years ago that I finished a full draft of a novel for the first time. For anyone unfamiliar with Nanowrimo, it’s a national challenge to write a 50,000…
YA Wednesday: Twitter accounts for Book Lovers, 7 YA Book Vloggers, Snapchat for YA Writers, 25 Top Bookstagram Accounts, How to Create a Beautiful Bookstagram
On Thursday 1/12 I’ll be taking over the @YoungEntmag (Young Entertainment) twitter account from 4-6 PM EST and tweeting and answering your questions about publishing and writing firsts, my book Half in Love with Death, and more! Please follow @YoungEntmag …
On Writing Groups
Welcome to 2017, a year in which I am determined to note the big and little things for which I am grateful. I need to do something to combat the shadow of despair that has been with me since Election…