On the blog this week, I'm featuring #PitProm Winner and #TeamSciFi Queen, J.S. Dewes! J.S. Dewes is a brilliant author, and the #PitProm team has their fingers crossed that we'll see her fantastic space opera, The Divide, in print someday soon! Twitter Pitch: A castoff commander and her rebellious crew are all that stand between mankind and the universe’s collapse. #PitProm... Continue Reading →
Pitch Contest Lessons: Host Addition
Kadee Carder and I have just finished the final days of #PitProm. With three winners, Team Fantasy came out on top with two out of three Queens being from our court. I might be absurdly proud. The next few weeks will be interviews with the winner; however, today is a day of reflection. I've learned... Continue Reading →
Weird Author Realities
I enjoy "realities" posts. They give a peek into published author life, and - like GI Joe used to say - knowing is half the battle. As a plotter, that really is my code. Today's post focuses on strange niche items that didn't fit well elsewhere. You will send more emails in your life (querying... Continue Reading →
Update: Current Projects
So, this month has been crazy. I've been doing #DecemberGiveaway - see above tab - which has been awesome. The book giveaway went smoothly, and though the query critique contest had a few areas that need improvement, I've already completed two out of three. Last weekend, I released two shorts to my mailing list (sorry,... Continue Reading →
Writing Processes
Authors have their own unique ways to get their writing done. Some have called this the pantser versus plotter methodology. Meaning some fly by the seats of their pants (pantser) and don't have any outline. The plotter creates outlines with varying degrees of detail. To be honest, I don't think this really describes the full... Continue Reading →
Eli Celata 