From the beginning I knew hiring a professional editor to clean up my messy manuscript was a necessity. However, I only knew of the copy edit and proofread, not the developmental edit. I learned quickly, the developmental edit took your book out of the awkward adolescent stage, into a slightly more polished young adult stage. […]
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A great man once taught me to never give up. On television it was the professional wrestler turned Hollywood movie star John Cena. That was his catchphrase on WWE. So, as an avid fan, it stuck with me. With my disability, there were definitely doubters that hindered my self-esteem and confidence that I could go
Happy Cinco De Mayo! Or Revenge of The Fifth if you like Star Wars. Today, I thought I’d go back to my old writing roots, instead of spouting about current things going on in my personal life. Although info dumping which is the blog topic for today hits close to home. Now, we all know
Autism Acceptance Month is almost at an end, but my autism doesn’t disappear at the end of April. In fact, we’re stuck with each other as long as I live. It’s okay, I’ve learned to accept my disability as a part of my being and personality. Which I couldn’t have imagine being the case just
I’m back everyone! I took a brief hiatus from the blog posts, as I was on vacation.Even humble writers need a break every now and then from the onslaught that is life. Anyway to be serious I went to the wild west for the first time ever. This uptight and self-righteous New Englander went to
Burnout. We’ve all experienced one tie or another. It takes many forms too. Work burnout, School, burnout, Writer burnout. At some time you were will your wall in some activity or duty I do daily. Last week, you may have noticed I didn’t post, it’s because i was feeling the ailments of burnout and couldn’t
The Grand Stage is the platform of the arts! Now, you all know by now I’ve been an appreciator of the arts for as long as I could walk. However, I’ve always been a nervous nelly when it comes to performing on the grand stage. You see unlike one of my favorite athletes of all
Making a name for yourself is the name of the game. Lately, my book has been building steam, Better late then never right? After months I reaching out, my local library and I agreed on a date to do an author talk and book signing. This coming April, I will have the biggest event of
The great outdoors are beautiful. Even though I am a writer, it doesn’t mean I sit home all day with my nose in a book. Although, there are days where that sounds divine. As far as I could remember I’ve have a deep appreciation for nature ad it’s natural beauty. Some of my best days
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With my sequel in the works, I’m officially on the continuity course. It’s a metaphor, but still a challenge that even the greatest authors, writers, and directors struggle with. Sometimes the sequel strikes gold again, other times it crumbles into dust and ruins the reputation of the entire franchise and creator. Writing sequels is a
