Over the years, I’ve shared the various ups and downs of my publishing career with my partner. He is the first to remind me that it’s a really tough business. Now more than ever, competition is SO STIFF. More authors than ever are writing and publishing books. It’s hard not to feel lost in the…
I saw another author sharing their day-to-day and I thought I’d do the same this week! MONDAY: Schedules & Admin I try to post these updates every Monday, so my first order of business after a shower and breakfast was to write this post. I also set up my planner on Monday mornings over coffee,…
Okay, so the only crisis I’m feeling is just knowing how much more work I need to do. So far, this revision has been pretty easy (knock on wood). I had a pretty solid story structure going into writing, even if I had to stop partway through my Zero Draft to rework chapters because some…
Is the year flying by for everyone or is it just me? Time is strange, isn’t it? We’re almost heading into spring, but it’s been a pretty mild winter here in Toronto. We’ve had a few snowstorms, but they mostly melt within a few days. Honestly, I can’t wait for grilling season! But, before those…
So, last week, I sat down to work on one of my fiction projects for 2024, namely outlining Book 2 of my Reaper series. I LOVE this part! The brainstorming process is one of my favorites, with all that potential just waiting to be discovered. But as I sat there going through a million questions…
Why my book is approaching Stephen King proportions…and what I’m doing about it!