Hey there. Bet you thought when I said I wanted to step up the frequency of my posts, and then didn't, I was full of shit. NOPE. I've been tossing around this idea for a while and after talking to a friend who I recently introduced to the m/m romance genre, I decided to create …
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As always, I’d like to begin this week’s progress report by thanking all of you awesome people who’ve followed, liked and/or commented on my blog! Here are this week’s stats: Word Count for Chapters Edited This Week: 7,541 Last Chapter of Third Draft Completed: 5 Chapters To Go (subject to change): 20 Days Until April 18th …
Hey there. Long time, no see. I'll post my full explanation - and apology - for my absence in this Friday's coming progress report. In this post, I'd like to share what I read during my most successful reading year to date! ***note: I count my reading years from Christmas day to Christmas Eve of …
Three weeks. Three freaking weeks. That's how long it took me to finish this book. I'm not quite sure why, as it was actually a pretty fun, light read in spite of it's 513 page count. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue follows Henry "Monty" Montague, Percy Newton and Henry's sister, Felicity Montague, as the …
I never really understood those Halestorm lyrics until I read these books. I am not typically a book-thrower. People talk about wanting to throw books across the room at frustrating parts, but I've never really had that urge. And I've always believed it was because I weather conflict well and guiltily enjoy a little drama …
Hey there. Still with me? Sweet. As is the premise of this blog, about two months ago, I got serious about writing my first book. I created time frames for completing certain tasks/steps in the process, I wrote outlines, I began reading books about writing (instead of observing my normal 'just wing it and see …
About a month and a half ago, I really felt my book coming to life. I'd just crossed the 30,000-word mark. I'd just begun thinking about how attainable producing a book felt. And I was itching for some new books, particularly books that could help me orientate myself and hone my writing further. It also …
Before we dive into what I'm writing and how I'm writing it, I think it's important to be upfront about the genre for which I'm writing. Or rather, the genre closest to what I'm writing. The more I write, the more clear it becomes that where I thought I'd end up - genre-wise - is …
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