I cannot believe it's April already! But at the same time, with everything that has happened already this year, I can't believe it's only April. This month, things are *almost* back to normal. That means I'm back up to date with my writing schedule, can focus on putting funny things on Twitter, and can make… Continue reading April Newsletter
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March Newsletter
Hello everyone and welcome to my birthday month! I have reached the grand age of twenty-nine and look forward to what the next year has in store for me. This month I am focused on the Open Novella Contest on Wattpad. Because writing four novellas in three months (and editing them so they can be… Continue reading March Newsletter
February Newsletter
Hello February! If you've been following me for a while, you have probably noticed that my regularly scheduled posts have dropped off. I want to thank you for sticking around through the lack of posts as I dealt with a family matter. It is all concluded now so I should be back to regularly scheduled… Continue reading February Newsletter
January Newsletter
Hello everyone and welcome to the first month of a new year! January's posting schedule will stay the same with blog posts on Tuesdays and Saturdays and Slow Motion Whirlwind chapters posted to wattpad every Wednesday and Friday. First and foremost, I hope you all enjoyed your holiday season and are ready to get back… Continue reading January Newsletter
Changing Covers
I just thought I'd stop by to say I had to change the cover of Slow Motion Whirlwind. I thought I could get over the fact that they didn't look like my characters but it turns out I could not handle that. So I re-did it! What do you think?
Calling It on the Re-Write
Well, if you've been following the situation with Slow Motion Whirlwind, you will be aware that it is my first novel and that I had to cut some of my chapters in order to improve the story. After sitting on it for a little bit, and showing it to a couple of beta readers, my… Continue reading Calling It on the Re-Write
December Newsletter
Hello everyone and welcome to the last month of the year! I have been hard at work getting this blog set up so there is information available in every section before I posted it live for you all. I have enjoyed putting this website together, but it is still a work in progress so please… Continue reading December Newsletter
The Cutting Room Floor
So you finished the book you were writing and you gave it some time to rest and then you went back to it and. . . those chapters you loved that developed characters and relationships and made your heart happy. . . yeah, they don't work in your story anymore. I wrote that as though… Continue reading The Cutting Room Floor
My First NaNoWriMo
I admit my first experience with NaNoWriMo was probably not the typical experience. I stumbled into it purely by accident. I think that maybe should be the tagline for Slow Motion Whirlwind. "I stumbled into it by accident." It works for me and it works for Emmeline. But that's literally a whole separate story so… Continue reading My First NaNoWriMo
Finding Inspiration
The idea for Slow Motion Whirlwind was actually brought on by my finding wattpad. A friend of mine showed me the site because he knows I have been attempting to write my novel for several years and love to procrastinate with reading. I went to check it out and really wanted to give writing there… Continue reading Finding Inspiration