2013 ABNA! Yay! The entry period begins on January 14, 2013... Of course, this year it has undergone some interesting changes. First, Penguin is no longer involved and the winners will be published through Amazon itself (physical and ebook formats). Second, there will be more winners and, thus, more prizes. In previous years, there were … Continue reading 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is on!
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
To-Read List…
Since this is (mostly) a writing blog, I thought it only fitting to include a post about the books I'm looking forward to purchasing and reading in the not-too-distant future. So, here we go: Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy #2) by Deborah Harkness, realeased 10 July 2012 (if you haven't read the first book … Continue reading To-Read List…
So, I’ve done it…
I have officially edited Terra Incognita and made it a Young Adult fantasy. I know, I know... can we say "sell out!"? 😉 Heh, not really... 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…
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Being a hopeless romantic, I can't help enjoying this holiday... even if nothing's happening for me on this day. I'm not saying I don't have a significant other... just that today was like most days... 😉 Anyway, I hope every one of you are enjoying your Valentine's Days... In celebration of this day of … Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Halloween!
Autumn is my favorite season, and Halloween is (in my opinion, anyway) the most fun holiday! Both are great inspirations for my writing. And now that Halloween is here, National Novel Writing Month is one day away. I've decided to participate in NaNoWriMo this year... for the first time... and my story will involve vampires... … Continue reading Happy Halloween!
Oh, how could I forget…
... Yet I did... I have posted most of Terra Incognita on authonomy.com and have received some feedback... some nice things really. I like that a few people seem to have enjoyed reading it and thought (if any of you were interested) you might want to take a look at it, too. I probably will … Continue reading Oh, how could I forget…
Query, logline and pitch, oh my!
Hey all... Oh, look at me... two posts in as many days... woohoo! Yeah, anyway... I thought I would post my new reworked "pitch." I think it works a lot better than the one I posted under "Works" and, maybe, I'll replace that one with this. It's a little more succinct, which it needed to … Continue reading Query, logline and pitch, oh my!
Querying…
Last night, I sent my first query to an agent... I guess we'll see how that goes. 😀 I am planning on sending more queries sometime next week, I believe. If I got up the nerve to send this first one, I think I can do it again... and again... and again, if necessary. This … Continue reading Querying…
Goodbye to ABNA 2011…
Well... I am officially out of the running for the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest. While my pitch was successful, my excerpt failed to impress my two Amazon Vine Reviewers... at least enough to move on, anyway. I think I was actually starting to believe that I could make it... but it's just the … Continue reading Goodbye to ABNA 2011…
Why I write…
Hello! Maybe I should blog about procrastination, as not only has it been too long since I've updated here but I've also neither been writing nor researching my next story the last several days... need to get back to that! Ugh! Maybe next time! Anyway, today I thought I'd write about why I (and others) … Continue reading Why I write…
Heather Riffle 