Just in case you are unaware of the term, neurodiversity is defined by the Neurodiversity Symposium as “a concept where neurological differences are to be recognized and respected as any other human variation. These differences can include those labeled with Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dyscalculia, Autistic Spectrum, Tourette Syndrome, and others.” My heart […]
Total Queries: 38Total Rejections: 11 As you can tell from the updated numbers, I have been on-task with querying. This being said, I am getting back responses too. So far, all the responses have been form letters, mostly with a kind but firm no. Others have a less fluffy and more direct no. Either way, […]
I am wondering if I am now officially an author. Beyond writing something …a novel, picture book, or graphic novel… is it really when we start the journey of peddling what we have spent time, energy, and our soul on that we truly become authors? Is it the act of diving into the bits and […]
I officially sent my first query letter to a literary agent. I chose one who was looking for young adult books and listed an interest in science fiction/fantasy. I’m still having a crisis of genre, but SF/F is under the same speculative fiction umbrella as dystopian. Either way, I have decided to go with this […]
Sometimes I wonder why I set timeline goals for myself. It reminds me of the four rules of planning on TikTok. #1. Make the plan #2. Execute the plan #3. Expect the plan to go off the rails #4. Throw away the plan Right now, I am throwing away the plan. No less than a […]
I tagged and edited every blog post. I also resized a few pictures. The blog looks pretty good, now. I really enjoyed going through everything and reliving parts of my writing process. Thankfully, it seems like I have grown as an author and a person. The crystal ball (nah, I have a list) now says […]