Becoming a Professional-- It's a Little Weird

I was lucky enough over the last two weeks to have two opportunities to teach some of the things I know about writing to a live audience. And let me tell you-- it's a little weird. On the Queries panel with the lovely Peggy Eddleman I actually LOVE teaching. I've taught preschool...

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A Cover Reveal, A Kindle Giveaway, and The One and Only Time I was Tempted to Steal a Book

Today is Chantele Sedgwick's cover reveal of her YA contemporary fantasy, NOT YOUR AVERAGE HAPPY ENDING! I LOVE the covers for her books-- this one is a perfect complement to the first book! Ready? Here it is! "When Ash Summerland left the Academy of Magical Beings, he was...

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Finding your voice after the publishing panic

So there's something I've heard before about getting published. It's that, once you get your first book deal (or second or third, I don't know how long it goes on, maybe forever for some people and maybe it never happens to others), there's a panic. There's a pressure. Suddenly, somebody wants something you wrote, and now they will want more-- and so you have to write more. And...

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