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 →
Sneak Peek!
Enjoy this sneak peek of my upcoming book Aisling! Coming July 11th! Early morning dew covered the small park. Puddles lined the sidewalk up until the large fountain standing at the center. Whether guided by another’s will or moving without any rationality, Jessica stopped there, over three miles from her home. Water bled from her hair into... Continue Reading →
WARLOCK OF ROCHESTER: Book 3
Writing a series that isn't a serial can be difficult. Books become formulaic, and to some degree, the same characters in either an overarching battle facing minor bosses to reach the final big boss is necessary. However, with detective novels, a writer can risk doing the same case with a different cast over and over... Continue Reading →
Life Balance
Life balance - a nice brand term around the job market. Unfortunately, fiction authors don't generally get job posts. For some, writing is a full-time job. Others use it as a balance between being a stay-at-home parent and losing their sanity. I stick it between an internship, a doctoral program, and a teaching assistant position. I might... Continue Reading →
Eli Celata 