I've been obsessively reading the last few weeks, but it hasn't been for fun. As I'm a doctoral student prepping for my exams, I read upwards of a 1000 pages a day. This, of course, leaves little time for editing, writing, and reading for pleasure. However, that's a load of rubbish. The end of 2016... Continue Reading →
#PitMad is this Week!!!
Imagine me with a megaphone. Here, I sit bellowing at you - yes, you aspiring authors out there - because the madness and mayhem of #PitMad is coming. While many know and love #PitMad, let's give a quick explanation for those who don't. The lovely and wonderful Brenda Drake has set up a pitch contest... Continue Reading →
Developing Your Villain
Want to make your villain shine? Check out these polishing tips!
5 Writing #Hashtags to Follow
Twitter and I are still newly acquainted. I'm not terribly consistent with it, and there are days when just looking on my Trends List makes me done with social media for the day; however, as I've said many times, Twitter is an excellent resource for writers - aspiring or otherwise. Below are a list of... Continue Reading →
Contracts 2.0
Why do people want literary agents? Because a good one makes life so much easier. I'm currently negotiating my 2nd and 3rd book contracts, and I'm going in alone for the most part. I have a lawyer who works almost exclusively with this sort of copyright law, but he's not doing the negotiating for me.... Continue Reading →
Eli Celata 