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Happy May! To be honest, I’m a bit torn about this month because it signals school coming to a close soon (wahh less time for my work!), but also more consistent warm weather (yay!). I also worry that the coming months, with three jobs in full swing (my seasonal Vineyard job picking up), I’ll have
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I recently updated my MSWL portion of my website and shared a blog post of my MSWL. It mainly touched on fiction, but I want to emphasize my remaining interest in non-fiction. Focusing in the adult realm, I’d love to see non-fiction in my inbox from BIPOC authors (as currently I am only open to
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March was a tough month for me to get into books. Between losing a form of childcare and being on vacation (solo with two kids)….reading was out of reach. That being said here are some reads from March: A FATE INKED IN BLOOD by Danielle Jansen was my first read which honestly feels like ages
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I did a panel on first pages when taking pitches at Writing Day Workshop in Birmingham and Atlanta. I realized how much goes into the first page, and how much it’s a practice that you will perfect,. Once you do, it will become muscle memory. It’s a formula that you won’t think about following. For
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There is obviously a monetary cost to childcare, but what about the additional burden it puts on families? As I embark on this next chapter, without consistent childcare as I had hoped, I’m afraid of what the true cost is to me, though our budget is must less burdened. Childcare mostly falls to women. This
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Did you know I have a newsletter? Seems like most people do these days, especially when you’re in the publishing industry. But my aim was to provide something for everyone, not just those who are in publishing. My Hard Truths has ultimately started out as that though– providing the hard truths we authors may try
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I personally love that there is a term for those who are enduring their next step in the publishing journey: Sub Club. Because like Fight Club, it seems like the rule is to not talk about Sub Club. Unless you have close friends that are going through it, publicly lamenting about sub, mentioning who you’re
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For a short month (despite the extra day), I was surprised to look back on all that I read. It was a good reading month that included some MUCH anticipated releases. As 2024 continues, my TBR has only grown from the new releases coming out this year. I can tell, 2024 will hold some of
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