I fired my publisher. There, I said it. “Fired” isn’t really the right term, but I did withdraw my contract. Here’s the thing, I’m an untested author sitting on a pile of rejections. I got one (1) full manuscript request that also ended in rejection. So when one of the small presses I submitted to
Tag: writing advice
I need to preface this with the fact that I am not the person who hates remakes/reboots/sequels out of pocket. In fact, I kind of love them. I love the experience of seeing a new creative team’s fresh take on old material. I love reimaginings of classic stories (think Clueless and 10 Things I Hate
I am a huge fan of horror movies, which aligns closely to my die hard love of ultra-high stakes. Nothing quite showcases a character like tossing them into a boiling cauldron and seeing what happens. I recently watched I Am Not a Serial Killer (based on a novel of the same name by Dan Wells)
Yesterday, a male Twitter follower DM’d me to ask some questions about writing. Since I love talking about writing almost more than I love actually writing (it’s close, people), I happily obliged. He started by asking me how/why an author might chose to undertake a series, rather than standalone stories. Since he hadn’t elaborated on