Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! I’m thrilled to share with you that Kait and I interviewed Amie McNee, author of We Need Your Art: Stop Messing Around and Make Something on Dark Side of the Word.
If you’ve followed the podcast for awhile, you’ve heard me and Kait (especially Kait) casually reference “Amie” while talking about our creative pursuits. As if Amie were just the mutual friend we’ve known forever and not an...
Confession: when I signed up for my first novel writing workshop, I didn't think it would be that helpful. Really, I signed up as a last resort.
When I hit a roadblock trying to turn Hyggely Ever After from a rom-com into women's fiction, my confidence crumbled. I doubted myself as a writer, and I doubted I could make my story into the version I knew it could be.
As you all remember, I threw in the towel and decided to shelve the manuscript....
Hey, Tartlets. Coming at you today with how I finally -- finally -- revived a manuscript that I thought was a lost cause.
Notice that I said "revived" and not "revised." That's on purpose. Remember when I called Time of Death on Novel #3? Yeah, that was a rough day.
When I announced my decision to shelve that manuscript (amidst a flood of tears, I might add), I was convinced I was doing the right thing. I’d been trying for the better part of...
