Science Fiction author Michael Mammay joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss diving in too soon, the book that saved his writing, the power of a one-sentence compliment, and the single quality that will guarantee a writer’s success. Michael: Query Text | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Amazon | Bookshop: Planetside | … Continue reading QQQ: Sci-fi author Michael Mammay & Diving In Head First
QQQ: Historical Fantasy Author Cass Morris and The Perils of the Acquisitions Board
Cass Morris works as a writer and educator in central Virginia. She holds a Master of Letters from Mary Baldwin University and a BA in English with a minor in history from the College of William and Mary. She reads voraciously, wears corsets voluntarily, and will beat you at MarioKart. Her debut series, The Aven … Continue reading QQQ: Historical Fantasy Author Cass Morris and The Perils of the Acquisitions Board
Announcing: Queries, Qualms, & Quirks
I'm launching a new weekly podcast on April 8th! Queries, Qualms, & Quirks asks published authors to share their successful query letter and discuss their journey from first spark to day of publication. Author Sarah Nicolas interviews authors of all genres about how they got started writing, their writing process, getting their book deal, and … Continue reading Announcing: Queries, Qualms, & Quirks
Recipe Review: Lace Cookies
I had a baking urge, so I flipped (virtually) through my recipes tonight to see if there was a recipe I hadn't tried yet that I had all the ingredients for, and saw these lace cookies. They're notoriously difficult to bake exactly right so I was interested in the challenge. I love the look of … Continue reading Recipe Review: Lace Cookies
Recipe Review: Nutella Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
I had some leftover canned pumpkin puree from the Pumpkin Roll I made for Christmas and recently figured out that Publix's version of Nutella doesn't have soy in it - so the stars aligned for me to make this Nutella Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread from My Baking Addiction. Observations: This recipe is pretty straight forward … Continue reading Recipe Review: Nutella Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
Book Giveaway in Celebration of Juneteenth!
In celebration of Juneteenth, Brenda Drake and I are giving away one book each to ten randomly-selected winners! Winners can choose any book by any of these authors: Kellye Garrett Tomi Adeyemi Nikki Dolson Kim Johnson Brittney Morris Melissa Erin Jackson Nicole Glover Roseanne A. Brown Alexa Martin You must enter via the rafflecopter link … Continue reading Book Giveaway in Celebration of Juneteenth!
PubTalk Live Replays Available as a Podcast
Due to the generosity of my supporters on patreon, PubTalk Live replays will now be available as a podcast! I started with the first episode and a new episode will be added each day until the entire history is available. (There are currently 8 on there.) After that, each episode's audio will be uploaded within … Continue reading PubTalk Live Replays Available as a Podcast
Young Adult #pitchwars 2019 stats
This is the 2nd in my Pitch Wars stats series. I'm releasing them as I have the time to do categories. See the Middle Grade stats here. Please don’t reproduce this information anywhere else. This work takes a long time so I would appreciate if you would instead link to my post. If you’d like to … Continue reading Young Adult #pitchwars 2019 stats
Middle Grade #pitchwars 2019 Stats
Hello! Since there seems to still be interest in the Pitch Wars submission stats from the 2019 season, I'll be slowly working on these in the next few weeks and releasing by Category. I did MG first because it's the smallest category, but I'll be working on YA, NA, and Adult soon. Then I might … Continue reading Middle Grade #pitchwars 2019 Stats
What We’re Looking for in #PitchWars Mentors
If you're entirely unfamiliar with Pitch Wars, please read the info on the PW site first. If you're unaware how I became the 2019 Managing Director of Pitch Wars, there's a post about that here. Pitch Wars mentors are the heart and soul of PW. Without mentors freely giving their time to give a hand-up … Continue reading What We’re Looking for in #PitchWars Mentors
