It’s been over a month since I packed up my cubicle to say goodbye to the 9-5 grind to spend my days writing. In many ways it’s been great, but in other ways it’s been harder than I expected. Here is a rundown of how things are going. Continue reading →

I’m back from the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention (a.k.a. RT) and it was more fun than getting kidnapped by a chisel-jawed pirate. The experience was as ridiculous as I had hoped (in the best way) and I learned so much about writing, publishing, and how to be an author.

I won’t drone on about everything I learned at the amazing writer boot camp (Tropes! GMC! Laban movement!) but I will share some general reflections and fun facts on the convention itself. My journal is littered with bullet point style notes I took in the workshops, so I have written this post in bullet point style to match. Continue reading →