A Free Spirit Forever Dreams, Dares, & Does

As I gear up for the agent round of Pitch Wars next month, I’ve been researching all the fun publishing dos and don’ts when it comes to agents. Today’s article was about making sure your online presence is on point, so I decided to do a routine check on what happens when you Google me. … Continue reading

So far in #PitchWars…

So the entries are in and the waiting begins. For those of you who are just now hearing about this, you can read my earlier post about how I entered the TRUTH ABOUT TWO SHOES into Pitch Wars this year.  And a couple days ago, it was announced that nearly 1250 authors submitted their books. … Continue reading

My Officially Unofficial #PitchWar Mentee Bio

Hello, my normal bloggy audience and welcome visitors from #PitchWars. For those who don’t know what #PitchWars is, please read about it here. It’s basically the greatest agent-searching contest out there where you pitch your book to a mentor who will work with you to get your manuscript and pitch ready to be perused by … Continue reading

The Truth About Two Shoes… Told Through Gifs

When I started writing my young adult contemporary, THE TRUTH ABOUT TWO SHOES, I started thinking it was reminiscent of the classic TV show FREAKS AND GEEKS with a bit of the movie 90s movie SAVED! thrown in. Without fail and without prompting, as my beta readers dug in, most would say either: “This reminds of … Continue reading

Good Journalists Do Cry: Part 2

It’s been over a year since I wrote my first installment on this topic, but especially with the events of this year, it’s time to open it up again. Especially with what’s going on with the U.S. citizens catching Ebola, one of which working for my organization, it’s definitely a relevant topic. Though, I won’t … Continue reading