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 24, 2015 | Reading, Writing Process
As a reader, writer, and peddler of YA fiction, I’m the last person in the world to get judgy about tense and point-of-view. YA has some of everything, even the POVs and tenses that are rare or looked down upon in other age categories. That said, I’ve always preferred...
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...
