Monthly Archives: November 2017

Your Book is Not Your Baby aka It Only Takes (the Right) One

Posted on November 19, 2017     Leave a Comment

Ok. This post is going to do double duty. First, your book is not your baby. Honestly, I hate this expression. Not because your book isn’t an intensely important personal creation. I get that. What I take issue with is the assumption that your art is inviolable. You write a book. Unpaid. For years. Pouring […]

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Day 16: RESEARCH!!! . Research is my JAM! If you’ve read IMMORAL CODE you know that I love to mix real facts and science into my fiction. HALF LIFE is no different (spy the books about cloning and the brain), though because some of the science is so new, I had to do a lot more research online. . The other books in the photo are ones I’ve read for my current (unshelved first) WIP and a whole mess of books about climate change for two other WIPs. . Through college and working as a bookseller for years (and beyond), I accumulated the non-fiction on the shelves because I LOVE learning, and as a writer, learning new things is useful and inspiring. . #authorlifemonth #authorlifemonth2020 #immoralcode #halflifebook #yawriter
Day 15: Prized Bookish Possession. . My grandparents were big readers. My grandma loved classics and Margaret Atwood and Barbara Kingsolver and cozy mysteries. My grandpa loved Mark Twain and studied Chaucer before he went into dentistry. They had a small library in their house with a squat loft where I used to hide for hours. . When they passed, I inherited a bunch of their books. These are just a few. . I know they’d be very proud that I became an author. 💙 . . . . #authorlifemonth #authorlifemonth2020
Happy Valentine’s Day from two sides of HALF LIFE’s bizzaro love rhombus! (You’ll have to read it to find out who. *winks awkwardly*) 💙💗 . #halflifebook #valentines #valentinesday #getunderlined
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Day 13: FRIENDS!!! I have been beyond fortunate to meet the most incredible fellow author friends in the last couple years. Some of you I’ve gotten to meet in person, some not yet (SOMEDAY!!!), but you’re all FABULOUS and I’m so grateful for you!!! 💗💗💗 #authorlifemonth
Day 11: Goals accomplished. . This is a wild one, because as many toddler authors will tell you, the goal posts for success are always moving. Got an agent? Now the finish line is a book deal. Sold that book? Now you’re eyeing sales. And so on forever. . Lately, I’ve had some stumbles. And sometimes I look up and see that damn goalpost STILL MOVING. Even though I don’t feel like I’m moving with it. . But the other truth is, just because the finish line seems farther off, I’ve come SO FAR! . I have a fabulous agent, have sold and am soon to publish the second of two books that I am *immensely* proud of, and I got to do some pretty amazing things for #ImmoralCode that I’d never even considered goals in the past. Denver Pop Culture Con, what?!? Not even on my radar, and I got to go *as a legit author*. That was pretty incredible. . I’ve also learned a hell of a lot about myself, my process, and what I want from my work. Even while other things feel uncertain, I feel more rooted in my passion than ever. I have so many ideas. So many plans. And I’m pretty excited to see where they take me. . Editing to say: ALSO! One of my main hopes/goals for “officially” starting my career as an author (aka selling/publishing a book) was to make author friends, and HOLY HELL Y’ALL, that’s been the most incredible success. I’ve had the good fortune to meet some pretty fabulous people in the last couple years, and I am beyond grateful for them. It’s truly been a blessing. . #authorlifemonth #authorlifemonth2020 #yawriter #writersofinstagram #immoralcode #halflifebook #amwriting
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