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...
by MK England | Jan 7, 2015 | Guest Posts, Prompts, Writing Process
Today’s post is a short story prompt written for my friend and fellow New Jersey author, Amy Holiday, who is hosting 30 Days of Short Stories over at her blog. Each day you’ll find a new prompt, and throughout the month she’ll be featuring many different methods for...
by MK England | Dec 27, 2014 | Personal, Writing Process
2014 was a big year for me. As of January 1, 2014, I had written zero books. As of December 27th, 2014, I’ve written two. I’ve done immense amounts of editing. I’ve started querying my first book and participating in twitter pitch parties. I’ve made amazing writing...
by MK England | Oct 20, 2014 | Personal, Questions Answered, Writing Process
I came across these questions for not-yet-published authors on this blog and thought I’d share my answers over here because they got way too long for a comment. Fun to think about! 1. Did you always know you wanted to be an author, or did the idea of writing occur to...
