Editing Tips from the Anxious

I wanted to share some editing tips. My anxiety actually makes me a decent editor! Although I am not a professional or even partially good at grammar, I have a few ideas for you! Read your manuscript out loud: This is so important because reading out loud and reading in your head is very different. …

My Outlining Process

This is a looooooooooong post: Prepare yourself. I am an avid outliner. A lot of people who talk about outlining, get real technical, real quick which I think dissuades some people who are less technical, from doing outlining. I hope my strategy is easy, but also detailed enough to help you perfect your time management and …

Who knew?

This post contains spoilers. When Inside Out was first released, I had a reader visit my Facebook page and ask me a question. His question and my response contain some spoilers so please read with caution, if you care. lol. Also, you can read an excerpt of both books here and then there wont be …

Not dead…

That face up there... That's why you haven't heard from me. I am full blown engulfed in editing Michael Taylor Part Two (Untitled) and I have to tell you, this book sucks!!! First of all, gimme my props for admitting that. Second, let me tell you why the first draft of my new book sucks: 1. I …

Everything happens for a reason: A lesson

My last post was very timely... So remember the story I was talking about in my last post.... Well, I was scouting around for somewhere to submit that story, even before I submitted it to those editors. I found a perfect anthology about Domestic Violence that the story would fit into but the deadline was …

Lovers Quarrel

So, I think I announced a few months ago that I was having a story published. Yea well that went down the drain...   The issue wasn't like the picture above, but I liked the picture. lol. I'll make this story short because I'm so over it. The publisher asked me to make changes and I was …