#PitchWars Edits Begin!

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...

From First Draft to Real F’ing Novel

I’ve only written two full novels, but I seem to have already developed a standard editing procedure. Both novels were drafted using completely different methods, but the editing process has been (thus far) nearly identical. Everyone has their own process that works...

Critique Partners and Beta Readers

I am so, so lucky to have several people who put eyes (and in some cases, teeth and knives) to my manuscripts before they ever see the light of day. These people, my critique partners and beta readers, are so valuable (and patient, and kind, and merciful). As writers,...