Been hustling to make ends meet after losing my job the week after my book published (further confirmation that I have shit luck). Thus, I’ve been remiss on the book promo side. [...]
I talk about boob and crotch sweat in this post, a reality of the debut author experience that is rarely discussed in public. Sorry/you’re welcome. Originally posted at Dead Darlings. I’m [...]
Last week, I sat in my tub Tornado Alley-style (because jackhammers outside my house) to talk with my first GrubStreet writing instructor, James Scott, all-around good guy and author of the [...]
It’s debut day! Marc Foster, my wonderful friend, Novel Incubator classmate — and incredible writer! — interviewed me for Dead Darlings. Originally posted at Dead Darlings. [...]
Originally posted at Dead Darlings. Last Thursday, I had a total breakdown in the Harvard Square post office. I was in the process of writing a message to my dad in my debut novel, Cottonmouths, [...]
Highlights My debut novel, COTTONMOUTHS, will be published in Spring 2017 by Skyhorse. WHAT?!? What a crazy and fantastic week. Got lots of book love from various friends both online and off, and [...]
Highlights The Novel Incubator Alumni Writing Retreat is imminent. Next weekend, 14 of us head to northern New Hampshire to shut out the world and write as much as possible in three days. [...]
Highlights I broke through the Novel 2 wall of despair that I recounted in my latest Dead Darlings post. I needed to go through my whinycrankybabybitchypants phase of the process. And I got a [...]
My latest post at Dead Darlings is all about how I found my wonderful agent, Patricia Nelson of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency. This is more a “how I found my agent” vs. “how to [...]
Originally posted at Dead Darlings Most people in my writing circle know that I am a former project manager. “Former” because when you’re a project manager most coworkers think that you are evil, [...]