Pitch Wars is a wild, wonderful, rollercoaster of emotions from start to finish. First, the contest is a strong motivator to finish your manuscript in order to enter. If you’re lucky enough to win a spot in the contest, months of revising your manuscript with your mentor(s) await. As the days tick down to the…
2018 was a year of writing firsts for me. In January, I took the plunge and entered my sci-fi novel, THE BRASS QUEEN, into the RWA® 2018 Golden Heart® contest. In March, as I prepared for an impending snowstorm, I received a jaw-dropping phone call from the RWA board announcing my novel was a finalist…
As a fun introduction to my work in progress THE BRASS QUEEN, Disney artist Brian Kesinger created a one-off steampunk character illustration of our heroes. Here is Brian’s interpretation of the characters Constance, Trusdale and Boudicca the Yorkshire Terrier. The novel series will probably take a couple of years to move through the agent /…
I recently answered questions posed by writer and blogger Kyle Overstreet. KO: Tell us about your acting career! I’m primarily a voice actor. This means that I spend most of my days in a soundproof box talking to myself. A voice actor provides the speech that you hear on commercials, websites, audiobooks, video games, etc….
The historical setting for my work in progress, The Brass Queen, is the industrial city of Sheffield, England in 1897. The novel details the adventures of various characters as they prepare for the impending visit of Queen Victoria. Our heroine, Constance, is head of the decorating committee for the royal visit. Her obsession with hanging flower…
I have two jobs. One involves spending hours in a soundproof box talking to myself and recording the results (voice actor). The other involves spending hours in my head talking to myself and writing down the results (writer). Strangely, neither job is particularly conducive to developing an active social life. This may be the reason…
Every writer uses the current tools of the trade to communicate with their readers. In the eighteenth century, first drafts were scribbled in pen and ink. Printing shops transformed an author’s hand-written texts into legible typeset. In the twentieth century, the demise of perfect penmanship was assured as writers turned to typewriters to create their…
National Novel Writing Month is here! Time to start writing to hit that 50,000 word mark by the end of the month. Here is some advice to help. Source: National Novel Writing Month is here! Time to start writing. My guest blog post on NaNoWriMo for the Women’s National Book Association – NYC Chapter. Everyone…