Starlog

  • Lesson Two from the Gold Mine Manuscript Red Line: Do we like your main character yet?

    For an intro into where these tips are coming from, please see my post: A Full Manuscript Rejection, or a Gold Mine? I wasn’t going to write about this, but someone told me once they didn’t particularly like my main character, and I tried to make him a little more endearing right up front. If… Read more

  • The huge sigh of relief after typing “The End”

    “The End.” Aren’t they wonderful words? About four months ago while polishing up my dystopian novel, I got the surprise of my life… a contract offer for my YA Scifi FIRE IN THE WOODS. And not just any contract, but a three-book deal. Surprise! Suddenly, I needed to come up with two more novels continuing… Read more

  • Lesson One from the Gold Mine Manuscript Mark-Up: Write Without Looking

    For an intro into where these tips are coming from, please see my post: A Full Manuscript Rejection, or a Gold Mine? How many times do your characters look at something?  Mine do.  All the time.  I never thought it was a problem.  I feel really bad now, because I am the “Show Vs. Tell… Read more

  • It’s the Young Adult Scavenger Hunt! Are you ready to win a ton of signed paperbacks?

    Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author,… Read more

  • What the heck is the YA Scavenger Hunt?

    Let the games begin! Well, in a few days, anyway. The YA Scavenger hunt is this awesome web-based scavenger hunt where you can win tons of signed paperback books from some really great young adult authors! All you have to do is follow the links between the blogs, find the magic numbers on each post… Read more

  • Is this a gold mine or what?

    Here we go! As promised, in recognition of my recent television interview on the Gold Mine Manuscript Red-Line Analysis, I am starting up the posts again from all the way back to the beginning… One post at a time so you can let it all sink back in. Hey, I’m reading along too… You can… Read more