Lover of words. Lover of Fiction.
Querying Literary Agents is a terrifying part of the traditional publishing process–or at least it is for me. As of writing this, I am still in and out of the trenches, but I know a lot more about the querying world than I had at …
Hey Everyone! While, I don’t have as many followers on this blog as I do Comfy Girl with Curls, it just seemed right for this post to live here. (Okay, that made this blog post sound super epic, but it really isn’t, it’s just a …
This year has been a big year for me. I have been actively working towards completing *final* edits on my Young Adult Fantasy novel, with plans for querying it in the near future. With this, has come a new found confidence in discussing my work. Before, my novel was a sort of dirty little secret, that only a select few knew about. Now, in a way to hold myself accountable, I have been sharing my project goals with more people in my life.
I have discovered, however, that when discussing my WIP, I have frequently been met with some variation of the following questions: “why YA fantasy?”, “do you write anything other than YA fantasy?” or “what do you think you’ll write after your YA fantasy novel is done?”. I don’t know if it’s the intention, but I usually feel like the insinuation is that I should be writing something other than what I’m writing. I think this could be due to people’s perception of YA fiction, the world’s current political climate, or maybe by how opinionated I am (in my personal life) on a great number of subjects.
Let me just say, I get it. I can understand why people might think I should be using my voice to provide commentary on the world around us, or to be showcasing my unique experiences. I am a great supporter of people creating fiction inspired by their lives, and of biting memoirs, and of raw emotional poetry. I am not saying I won’t and don’t write any of the above, just that there’s a reason why I love working on what I’m currently working on.
I’ll be honest with you. I’m not particularly worried about the general public knowing my name. I know back in the day, when the internet was a younger, more mystifying thing, people were especially paranoid about having their name out on interwebs. In fact, even …
As many writers do, I prefer pencil on paper to fingers on keys–especially in those early stages of raw creativity. There’s just something special about hand movements connecting with train of thought. So naturally, my notebooks are my pride and joy. Each time I get …