Depression, Escapism, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer This writing journey is a painful one and not for the faint of heart. As writers, there are a lot of things stacked against us. We spend hours alone with our thoughts and 95% of the feedback we get is rejection–often generic. Read more…
Four years ago, in June, I had a phone call from my parents that left me emotionally broken for years after the event. My dad had cancer. Stomach cancer. He was about to undergo chemo to see if there was a chance. There wasn’t. On November 1, as I Read more…
“I am not afraid of the storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.” ~Louisa May Alcott That quote hangs above my writing desk. I stare it for hours at a time some days, reminding myself that failure breeds character, that just because I’m flailing right Read more…
Hi Everyone! I hope you’re all having a great day ;o) I want to thank Brenda for having me on her awesome blog to talk about something I’ve experienced a bit of… especially lately—going through the hard stuff and getting the hell through it. I try to be a positive Read more…
It’s that time of year where I have some of my writerly friends guest post on the blog for the holidays. This year our holiday guest posts center around perseverance. I asked my guests to tell us about their lowest points and how they made it through the toughest Read more…
In the course of my writing career, I’ve had many wonderful teachers. Some of them meet the literal definition of that word, starting with my AP English teacher in high school, who was the first who got me excited about writing well. I don’t know what strange alchemy that man Read more…
When Brenda asked if I would be interested in writing a post about who I am thankful for, it went a little something like this: I mean, I have a lot of people I am thankful for, especially when it comes to my writing career. And then when Read more…
A Thankful Rhyme By Ronni Arno It’s the week of Thanksgiving and here on Brenda’s site we writers give our thanks to those who help us write. Does it take a village? Does it take a town? Exactly how many does it take to get all those words down? Today Read more…
The best part of the contests for us around here is when we hear about successes. Today we are so happy to have Janet B. Taylor and her Pitch Wars mentor, Heather Webb, here for a little Q and A. Janet recently sold her young adult time travel novel, Read more…
Mandy Mikulencak So let’s get this party started. What made you decide to enter Pitch Madness, and how did you feel during the contest? I participated in Pitch Madness in March 2013. Contests like this one are a great way to get agents’ undivided attention because they’ve committed to participating. Read more…