So, my editorial notes for THE CAGED GRAVES arrived yesterday while I was on my lunch break.It’s not the first time I’ve received editorial notes — I had them from Sourcebooks when we were working on WE HEAR THE DEAD and I get them from my agent...
Thank you, DL Hammons, Matt McNish, Katie Mills, and Alex J Cavanaugh, for hosting this blogfest exploring the beginnings of our writing journeys.I started writing stories before I knew how to write. My first book was a picture book – 3 pages long and pasted...
I saw this image on Facebook last week. It was posted by Laurie Baum Olson and came to my attention via my old high school pal, Kathryn Kane. And it made me think.Specifically, it made me think about two writing projects lurking in the back of my mind, which I’ve been...
Who picks the names for your characters? You … or they?I might have some say in the naming of minor characters, but my main characters are pretty headstrong. (Have you read about the time they drove my car?)In my current WIP, my MC came to me in a fully formed first...
The third First Impressions post for February is a YA adventure with magical elements titled MANIFESTED, by Margo Kelly:Luke Michaelson sat alone at the small desk in his bedroom and methodically spun a closed pocket knife with his index finger. A family camping trip...
