Hi friends! Welcome to the first WIP Wednesday of 2021! For the uninitiated, WIP Wednesday happens on the first Wednesday of every month. I share a snippet of a work in progress and I invite you to do the same in the comments. It’s fine if it’s rough…that’s the “in progress” part, and I’m always sharing bits of first drafts,
Category: Works In Progress.
Hey there! I hope everyone’s having a good week and staying as safe as you possibly can. It’s WIP Wednesday, so when I got up this morning, I started writing a scene that I’m really looking forward to finishing after work tonight. And I know some of you did a lot of writing as you participated in NaNoWriMo, so maybe
One thing people ask published authors most often (along with how to get a book published, of course) is, “How long does it take to write a book?” Of course, there’s no one right answer. It depends on the book, the writer, and how life is going at the time. I can say this much, though: if you get my
Because I work at Crown Media, I get questions all the time about how to submit scripts to Hallmark Channel. Unfortunately, the short answer is: you can’t. (The long answer is: you cannot.) The company doesn’t consider unsolicited pitches or scripts. As an employee, I can’t do script writing for Hallmark Channel, either, per company policy. Nonetheless, I’ve been a
Hi friends! It’s been a tense time here in the U.S., to say the least. Let’s all take a break and think about our stories! If you’re new to WIP Wednesday, here’s how it works. I post a little bit of work in progress, and if you want to, you can post an excerpt of your own work in the
Hi friends! WELL. I missed WIP Wednesday last month, and you regulars know that almost NEVER happens. At work, we’ve switched distribution partners—we’re now working with Simon & Schuster. It was a big job to move everything over. Due to scheduling conflicts with my regular freelance editors, I also wound up doing a lot more hands-on editing myself. I actually
That’s right! It’s WIP Wednesday: the first Wednesday of the month, when I share an excerpt of a work in progress and invite you to do the same. For those of you who are new to this, here are the rules for sharing: Make your excerpt 500 words or under; otherwise, I’ll trim it. This is because I read and