What It’s Like to Be a Female Author Who Writes Transgressive Fiction
Every time I tell someone I write transgressive fiction the first question I get is, “What’s transgressive fiction?” If we’re talking in person, I explain it as best I can (usually not very well). But if we’re emailing I send them the definition cut and pasted from Wikipedia: Transgressive fiction is a genre of literature […]
The Single Biggest Secret to Pantsing: Trusting Your Own Writing Process
I just started writing a new novel a few weeks ago and I feel like a teenager again. Yes, there is the euphoria and the excitement of magical new lands to discover, and the thrill of new horizons coming into view. But when I say I feel like a teenager again, that’s not what I […]
Real Writers Persist. Always.
When writers first start out writing they tend to concentrate on all the wrong things. The big question always seems to be: Do I have talent? This is followed closely by: How do I get an agent? When I was a new writer I also agonized quite a bit over these things. It’s very normal. […]