My Publishing Journey

I have an exciting announcement: I started a website design business dedicated to authors! (Well, I technically started it 3 years ago, but I’m really trying to build it up now) I present: The Writer’s Website Why did I start this business? Well, I love the writing community. I love designing websites. Why not help…

Hello writers! It’s been too long since my last blog post, but it’s been SUCH a fun and interesting year! In addition to writing and revising, I’ve been getting more immersed in the writing community, which brings me to this blog post topic: Writing conferences! Over the past month, I’ve been to two writing conferences,…

I am so thrilled that I am now represented by Maria Whelan from InkWell Management! It’s been seven years of writing seriously and 4.5 years of querying in the making. How did I get an agent? The short version: I queried Maria, I got a full request the next day, then I got an offer…

Through Author Mentor Match, I got a knowledgeable mentor, a revised manuscript, and insight to take with me as I work on future manuscripts. But there is one thing I got that I didn’t expect, and it ended up being one of the highlights of the program… A community! I know, it sounds kinda lame…

Part 2 in my AMM mini-series is about craft and my revision process. My mentor sent over a “Homework Schedule” (yay, writing homework!). It covered everything, such as voice, outlining, premise analysis, character development, beats, and so on. Each topic had videos and articles to go along with it, and I tackled each individual item…

Revising a manuscript can be TOUGH. I knew it wasn’t easy, but when my manuscript, got selected for Author Mentor Match in January 2022, I wasn’t sure how difficult it could be. I buckled up for intense character development and plot outlines, and when my mentor pointed out some plot holes I thought, “Sure, no…