Hello all! đ I have officially been tagged by my new friend Rhiann! And I now have some questions to answer... What is the working title of your book? TERRA INCOGNITA Where did the idea come from for the book? A dream... a lot of my ideas come to me that way. I dreamed of … Continue reading Tag! I’m it (GUTGAA style)!
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Pitch Polish
Below is my REVISED query and first 150 words... Thanks to everyone who commented! TITLE: TERRA INCOGNITA GENRE: YA Post-apocalyptic Paranormal WORD COUNT: 98,000 Query: Dear Fantabulous Super-agent: During an attack by a wraithlike creature, seventeen-year old Haylee Wells falls through a portal into a post-apocalyptic future. Taking refuge with a group of humans, she … Continue reading Pitch Polish
Meet and Greet…
Well... hello, all! So, I just came across something very awesome - GUTGAA (Gearing Up to Get an Agent) hosted by Deana Barnhart. Â I was pretty nervous to sign up (which I just did yesterday) but thought, "Hm. Â Well, I do want an agent... And I do want to meet other writers like me... So, … Continue reading Meet and Greet…
Entered Pitch. Won Request!
Hello all! So... I stumbled across a 35-word pitch contest here and won a request for a full of Terra Incognita from an editor at Entangled Publishing!  Very excited and nervous!  It will probably be a while before I know if they want it, though.  In the meantime, I will continue querying agents... I've gotta spark some … Continue reading Entered Pitch. Won Request!
Just Wanted to Share…
Hey there... Â I promised a little while back to share my most recent work. Â Tentatively entitled 3 Wishes, it's a YA story involving fairy tales, a curse, a genie, and true love. Â You can find a description here. Here is the curse: Your power achieved:For an eternity you will see True Love weavedFor all but … Continue reading Just Wanted to Share…
Just wanted to share…
Joanna Penn of "The Creative Penn"Â shared this on Facebook and I just HAD to share. Â So if you want to learn how to write up to 4,000 words per day (or at least a lot more than you already do) read this, and reap the benefits of daydreaming... I've got the daydreaming part pretty well … Continue reading Just wanted to share…
So, I’ve done it…
I have officially edited Terra Incognita and made it a Young Adult fantasy. Â I know, I know... can we say "sell out!"? Â đ Â Heh, not really... Â It turned out it didn't change as much as I thought it would... I changed her age from twenty-three to seventeen (almost eighteen) and since it already had the … Continue reading So, I’ve done it…
