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Still Aspiring?

Aspire: to long, aim, or seek for. Aspire is one of those words with an embedded escape clause. “If I really suck at this, or if I just give up, it won’t matter because I’m only aspiring.” GHAACK! Do...

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Always Dream

“Always dream and shoot higher than you know how to. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” ~William Faulkner Filed under: Author,...

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And The Nominees Are …

I was nominated for the Liebster Award! Thank you so much to Jaime Guerard for nominating me for this very unexpected award. ;) Jaime is a fellow YA fan as well as YA Paranormal Romance Thriller writer...

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Fear Stops Most People …

“If you want to write, you can. Fear stops most people from writing, not lack of talent. Who am I? What right have I to speak? Who will listen to me? You are a human being with a unique story to tell....

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THE 8 Rules for Writing

I know most writers have seen, read or heard of Neil Gaiman’s 8 Rules for Writing. Obviously you guys have figured out that I am huge fan of his work—I am also a huge fan of his advice. Here it is:...

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We Who Make Stories …

“We who make stories know that we tell lies for a living. But they are good lies that say true things, and we owe it to our readers to build them as best we can. Because somewhere out there is someone...

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The ARCS Are Out.

So … I’m official, I guess. Anyone who’s been reading my blog with any regularity over the last three years knows I’ve been working on my novel, TIED for quite a while. They know I went on submission...

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Writing A Novel Is Like …

“Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” -E.L. DoctorowFiled under: Quotes, Writing Tagged: Advice on...

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Anything In Life Worth Having …

“Anything in life worth having is worth fighting for.” ~ Susan Elizabeth Phillips As TIED went live two weeks early (Amazon only so far), I’m reminded of this quote. Of how true it is. So, don’t give...

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It is not the critic who counts …

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the...

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