This week’s Debutante Ball topic is dedicated to deleted scenes. We all have them. It’s an inevitable part of the…
Category: first draft
Ernest Hemingway famously said all first drafts are garbage, except he used a way more *effluent* term instead of garbage.…
To plot, or not to plot? It’s the perennial question writers everywhere eventually face. The internet is rife with articles…
There are so many articles out there documenting the trials and tribulations of the publishing industry. And for good reason.…
When I sat down to brainstorm ideas for this article, it was hard not to think of all the B.C.’s…
I have had such a ride this year in publishing The Goddess Twins! There’s no way I will ever forget…
I remember going to a conference and one of the presenters talking about how she wrote her novel, and then…
I honestly feel like my editing process, while admittedly draining, was pretty positive. I never felt like my final editor…
Growing up, I knew I had an overwhelming passion for reading and writing. But as a first generation daughter of…
I never would have gotten through the first draft of my novel without the low residency MFA (Master of Fine…