Welcome to 2018’s first monthly writing recap! Each month I’m going to revisit my three writing resolutions that I talked about in this post to let y’all know how things have been going – I need to stay accountable! So, let’s dive into what I’ve been doing this January (I promise, I’ve been a little bit productive)!Read More »
We are ten days into 2018 now, and I’ve decided to start another new segment that will appear sporadically on the blog – Writer’s Corner. 2017 was a banana-pants year, and I let my talk of writing, my progress, and craft go by the wayside. I’ve loved book blogging, and writing reviews are some of my favorite things, but I don’t want to let go of my identity as a writer either. So here is Writer’s Corner! Welcome.
Today I’m going to have a little chat about resolutions, about what I want to accomplish with my writing this year, and about the books I’ve already written that are out in the ether somewhere, waiting for people to read them.Read More »
I’m doing something a little different today! Every so often, I’m going to snag a Monday post to talk about Something Beautiful, my upcoming YA contemporary release! I’ve got a little over two months to go, and my ARCs are out in the world, so I thought I better get started!
In the back of the book, there are five discussion questions—these should be present in every version of the book. I’m truly hoping to hear from readers—my email address is listed and everything. But as a starting point, I’m going to answer the five questions myself. I’d really love to hear your answers too!
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD.Read More »
It’s been a while since I’ve had the time to sit down and write something that wasn’t about what I’ve been reading or a big announcement about the book I’ve been working to publish for the last three years. I don’t really have time now either, but I’m making it, because I’d really like to be more active on the blog. So here I am, going back to writing about running. Did you miss it?
I started running in the spring of 2013. I’ve blogged about it off and on for the better part of two years, but most of that was focused on being injured, on feeling tired and fatigued. I lost any sort of excitement that comes with writing about running, so I stopped writing about it. I needed to start loving it again before my words spilled out into the world. So instead, I wrote characters who were runners. I couldn’t just stop talking about it all together! It’s basically the only time I go outside.[1] In any case, my training has ramped up in the last nine months since I stopped writing about running, and it’s been teaching me a thing or two about writing. What could running possibly have taught me that I couldn’t have learned elsewhere? Let me count the things.
It’s been a while since I’ve written! I hate admitting it, but I got in a bit over my head when I was trying to post three times a week, all while traveling a lot for work and making some exciting life changes. I won’t get into any of that here – I’m too excited to tell y’all the news! But I will say that I can’t guarantee any number of posts per week anymore. The blog is going to turn into an as-I-have-time adventure.
Because… are you ready for this?
