A Well-Read Tart

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Author Interview: Amie McNee (Dark Side of the Word Podcast)

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...

How to Revive a Manuscript: Welcome Back, Novel #3

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...

Back in the Saddle Again: Querying Literary Agents, Round 2, and Writing Novel #2

All I can think of is that scene in Sleepless in Seattle: Tom Hanks summons up all his manly courage to call a woman and ask her out on what'll be his first date in quite awhile, as the old-timey song "Back in the Saddle Again" plays jauntily in the background. Because, that's about to be me. I'm getting back in the saddle again, continuing my quest to find my perfect literary match. Yep, that's right! I'm going back for Round 2 of querying...