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Trying out something new. Check out my new website!

Sorry, but I’m going to ask for a little help today. I’ve been playing around with my branding, looking for a theme that feels right. For the past few months I’ve been messing with my official website, and there are parts of it I love, and parts that I’m not sure about. One thing I… Read more

September 4, 2015
Wrap Up! Get your manuscript past the gatekeeper

Special Thanks to author Donna Galanti for spending the past ten weeks with us (Wow has it been that long?) It has been really interesting hearing from someone who sifted through an agent’s slush pile, and listening to the actual comments she made, as well as the suggestions to avoid these mistakes. In case you missed any of… Read more

August 31, 2015
Sometimes a retelling just “works”. A review of the 2014 animated Tarzan movie

For family movie night recently, my husband pulled up “Tarzan – The Legend lives” (The 2014 version) To be honest, all three of our boys 9, 12, and 14 rolled their eyes. I think I did, too. ANOTHER Tarzan adaptation? Pleeeeease say it isn’t so. Within about three seconds, though, the movie caught my twelve… Read more

August 28, 2015
Get Your Manuscript Past the Gatekeeper: Pacing and Tension – Too Much or Too Little? Part 2

Based on personal experience as a first-reader intern for a literary agency, I’m sharing what can get your manuscript past the gatekeeper (the intern!) and into the hands of the agent. PACING AND TENSION – TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE? Part 2 Be aware of things that can slow down your story – or make… Read more

August 17, 2015
The narrator of an audio book can make or break the novel.

The joy of audio books … Game of Thrones has been out for quite a while now, and despite being a fantasy lover, I haven’t picked it up because hey, these things are HUGE, and I’d been warned that they were so detailed that the story moved slow at times. But when I saw the… Read more

August 14, 2015
Get Your Manuscript Past the Gatekeeper #9: : Pacing and Tension – Too Much or Too Little? Part 1

Based on personal experience as a first-reader intern for a literary agency, I’m sharing what can get your manuscript past the gatekeeper (the intern!) and into the hands of the agent. PACING AND TENSION – TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE? Part 1 Be aware of these areas that can slow down your story – or… Read more

August 10, 2015