Among all the questions plaguing aspiring authors, one of the most depressing has to be "When should I stop querying my manuscript?" Unfortunately, I think I've found an answer. It's been awhile since I've posted a writer life update. While there's...
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...
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout is a book that 20-Something CJ wouldn't have looked twice at.
Let's fast forward (quite) a few years to, well, now. CJ's in her early 40s (and apparently speaking in third person)....
Thanks for joining me for Part 2 of my Hybrid Publishing series! Today, I'm sharing the details about my experiences with two hybrid publishers -- both the good and the bad!
A Tale of Two Publishers
As I mentioned in How to Decide if Hybrid...
Writers, I have gone down a freakin' rabbit hole when it comes to Hybrid Publishing. Which is pretty incredible considering that I didn't even know hybrid publishing existed until a few months ago.
If you're wondering what hybrid publishing is and...
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,...
Happy Holidays, my lovely Tartlets! Another year in the books. Ha! Get it? Books?
ANYWAY. This year has flown by. As always. But, as I sit here writing this, looking out the window at our first snowfall of the season... I'm pretty okay with...
The good I wrote my third novel.
The bad Instead of querying this manuscript to literary agents, I'm going to shelve it.
In case you're unsure: THIS WAS NOT THE PLAN.
Prepare yourselves, Tartlets, because this is, indeed, the Saga of Novel...
Confession: I've never read a Stephen King novel. Yes, even though I adore horror stories. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is the first work by this insanely famous author I've read.
A good writer always needs more writing advice I picked...
It took me a long time to read Where the Crawdads Sing. Please don't make the same mistake I did.
Why it took me so long to read Where the Crawdads Sing There has been So. Much. Hype. around this 2018 novel by Delia Owens. It was picked up by...
