YA writer, sci-fi/ fantasy, poetry and picture books. I make it up as I go and make it matter before Iโm through.๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ#SCBWI, #writer
โOne of the most important skills an actor learns is never to walk onstage without knowing what their character wants in that scene. The same goes for fiction: Before you begin writing a scene, know what 'want' your character enters with." โ@foxprinted#amwriting#nanowrimo
Sometimes my brain feels like itโs silently screaming and I have to lie down in a dark quiet room for a few hours. Does this happen to anyone else? #whatswrongwithme
Sometimes when I'm reading fiction submissions, I think about how brave you all are, putting your whole hearts into this work and then sending it out into the world hoping someone will like it. All that hope makes me want to give you a hug and read your work so carefully.
Sitting down to review a MS and I canโt figure out Google docs. Iโm not 40 for another nine days but I already feel out of touch. #writerslife#editing
One of the hardest things is to write dialogue that simultaneously develops/reflects character, advances plot, and sounds real WITHOUT making it obvious that that's what you're trying to do.