by MK England | Oct 31, 2016 | Drafting, Goals, NaNoWriMo, Writing Process
I recently talked on Twitter and Instagram about how I might not be an author today without National Novel Writing Month. It’s absolutely true, and it prompted me to revisit this old post with my favorite NaNoWriMo tips and tricks. Nothing works for everyone,...
by MK England | May 2, 2016 | Drafting, Goals
I’ve participated in the YA Buccaneers seasonal writing bootcamps on and off since spring 2014 and I’ve decided to participate in the Spring Writing Bootcamp again this year in hopes of distracting myself from being on submission. Time to refocus my energy on...
by MK England | Dec 4, 2015 | Drafting, Editing, Goals
What. A. Month. #PitchWars agent round. Tons of querying. An R&R request. And, oh yeah… a little thing called NaNoWriMo. This was my first year as an Municipal Liaison for National Novel Writing Month, and it was pretty great. Stressful, busy, but fun and...
by MK England | Sep 12, 2015 | Editing, Goals
I managed to break the back end of my site for a few days, so this post is long over due, but … I was selected as a 2015 #PitchWars mentee! The evening of the announcement went something like this: THANK YOU SO MUCH @SG_Marsh I’M SOBBING #PitchWars — MK...
by MK England | Mar 9, 2015 | Editing, Goals, Writing Process
Give me a wordcount hit, I need it! Need the rush, need that high, need the validation–I can do this, I will do this. Like most people, I get into awful ruts where it’s nearly impossible to force myself to write, edit, or be in any way creative. For me, it’s...
by MK England | Feb 3, 2015 | Goals, Short Stories, Writing Process
YA author Maggie Stiefvater (my goddess) once posted some great words about writing short stories that really captured my feelings on the topic: “I actually find writing short stories to be a completely different animal than novel writing. […] A good short story...
