I did it, friends! My debut novel is in the self-publishing process – with a tentative release date of January 2020. Those of you who’ve followed along on this journey likely recall my many claims of “finishing” my book; draft after draft after draft. I held it tight, afraid no one could love it asContinue reading “Debut Novel Coming Jan 2020!”
Tag Archives: YA fantasy
YA Novel Status Update
It’s been but a few weeks since I restarted querying agents for my Young Adult novel, and I’m surprised to have already received three rejections. It’s not the “I’ve been rejected?!” part that surprises me, it’s the quick response. In all three instances the agents replied within five days of my query. Whereas I onceContinue reading “YA Novel Status Update”
Novel Update
After completing the latest draft of my YA novel, I read through the content with an objective perspective and asked myself the hard questions: Do I want to keep reading? Do any key elements get lost in the dialogue or subplots? Are there any characters that don’t move the story forward? Who is the storyContinue reading “Novel Update”
Day 21 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge: Novel
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 21: A Novel Poem Art’s healing power Spirits existing beyond physical form Family connections that strengthen and stress Themes that shape my Young Adult novel A young girl who searches for her place in the world A mother who seeks to protect herContinue reading “Day 21 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge: Novel”
The Love of an Aunt Holds No Bounds
Family in its various forms inspired the creation of my premier novel. One of the key relationships is the one between my protagonist, Gracie, and her oldest cousin. More like sisters, the two bonded very early on. They spent years apart yet they share a connection that could very well help heal their entire family. I’ve spentContinue reading “The Love of an Aunt Holds No Bounds”
Ashes, Ashes, I Won’t Fall Down
Summer started beautifully. My West Coast family came to visit for a few weeks, trips to amusements and NYC were had and healthy eating was all the rage. Plus, I was making significant progress in my novel and looked forward to its completion. Then, it nearly went up in flames – literally! The apartmentContinue reading “Ashes, Ashes, I Won’t Fall Down”
Third Times a Charm
It’s been a productive few months. In my prior blog entry, I wrote about how I somehow managed to lose the most recent version of Part 2 of my novel. Since then, I had to admit that I’d gone off-course. I got so intrigued by the secondary characters and their subplots that I made myContinue reading “Third Times a Charm”
Character Representations
I visualize my characters as living, breathing manifestations of people I love, those I’ve met and artists who inspire me. In that vein, because my characters are important to the world in which the story exists I have certain actors and actresses that I can see portraying them when the novel is made into a film. NoticeContinue reading “Character Representations”
Assembly Required
My {Title Yet to Be Determined} novel is currently under construction. As I near the end of the editing phase I am assembling all 3 parts of the story together; into one cohesive unit. From there, I will re-read the piece from start to finish and stop messing with it! All the feedback I’veContinue reading “Assembly Required”
Shouldn’t I be…
Shouldn’t I be spending all my free time working on my novel? That’s the question I ask myself as I write this very post. The problem with the above is the word should. What does it matter what I should be doing? It matters more what I am doing. And at the moment I’m writing. Continue reading “Shouldn’t I be…”
Kelly Deeny 