Hi, do you wish to see my face? Do you wish to see my face WHILE IT’S TALKING?!?! HA. Happy Friday. The lovely Barney from StoryComic had me on the show again and we had a blast chatting about indie vs. traditional publishing, my bizarre writing processes, why most of my books are set in […]
An Interview With Moi Read More »
I was chatting with Liana on the weekend about #SekritNovel, which for whatever reason is playing on my mind again (look, I’ve learned not to ask these questions. My brain dwells on the books it’s interested in at the time, and I just have to run with that), and we got to a point in
Different Things You Need To Know Before Writing Read More »
Don’t tell Kickstarter, but the book that was just launched there? Yeah. I still need to finish it >.< Thank goodness my non-writing deadlines are finally wrapping up long enough for me to pause and draw breath and consider maybe thinking about writing eventually at some point 😀 But seriously, I have six weeks to
So I Guess I Have A Book To Write Now? O:) Read More »
I was asked on Instagram last week how I go about structuring my stories, whether there’s a set way I like to do it, or if it’s different for every story, or what. I promised an answer last week, and that didn’t happen, but hey! It is this week and now I can answer! 😀
On Structuring Plot: A List Of Useful Resources + My Recent Process Read More »
Middles are hard, y’all. For many, many years and many, many stories, I really struggled to know WHAT went in the middle of a story. Like, yeah, okay, it’s supposed to exacerbate the conflict. It’s supposed to complicate things. It’s supposed to get the protag. to the climax and there should be a reversal in
My Absolute Favourite Resource On Story Structure Read More »
Okay NOW it’s Friday and I can post a video after all :’D :’D Totally cheating: here’s the interview I recorded last week with the lovely Barney from StoryComic 🙂 What have you been watching lately? Read more:Princess For A NightMade-it Monday: A Book Cover!Made It Monday: 21st Birthday Cake
An Interview With… Me?? Read More »
Heyyaaaaa! Just a quick note today to let you know that I was on a podcast/video interview thingy earlier this week with the lovely Barney from StoryComic! The slightly-abbreviated version is now up and available for freebies on YouTube, so if you want to go hear me chat about writing and books and overscheduling my
Podcast Interview With Yours Truly, Courtesy Of StoryComic! Read More »
I don’t know about you, but I’ve kind of had my fingers in my ears going LA-LA-LA when it comes to the calendar lately. I guess some people might have reacted to 2020 by eagerly awaiting the dawn of 2021, but idk. For me, it’s been very la-la-la. Nevertheless, it’s now basically halfway through January
I Guess It’s Time For A 2020 Wrap… Read More »
So I found out yesterday that How Not To Acquire A Castle has been shortlisted for the ACT Publishing Awards for 2020 for Best Fiction? How exciting!! Apparently I only have until Friday to wait for the results, so that’s also much excite. In other things-which-are-exciting, I think I neglected to mention here that I
Oh Hey, That’s Exciting! A List Of Random Exciting Stuff(tm) Read More »
Phew. Okay. The blog still exists. The power still works. Water hasn’t gone mouldy in the sink. Good good. In other words, HI HOW ARE YOU LONG TIME NO POST?!?!?! The last month has been kind of… tumultuous, and keeping my head on straight has taken pretty much all of my energy. However, things seem
About Time For An Update Read More »
