Come February 4th, my debut novel turns 2! I’m busy working on the second book in the trilogy, with the goal of a mid-late 2022 publication. I’ve set some benchmarks to help me reach my goal and will be posting here on a more regular basis to keep myself on track. Stay tuned!!!
Tag Archives: young adult
Book Review on Goodreads: THE KINGDOM OF BACK by Marie Lu
I read the following Young Adult novel within less than two weeks; the last 176 pages in one morning! I was so enthralled by the story that I rushed to Goodreads to post my review. I will write a more in-depth review soon, but for now here’s the one I just posted to Goodreads. TheContinue reading “Book Review on Goodreads: THE KINGDOM OF BACK by Marie Lu”
Debut Novel Coming Jan 2020!
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!”
Blending Television and Writing at the L.A. Times Festival of Books
A YA panel at the L.A. Times Festival of Books renewed my love of writing and film/TV/theatre.
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”
An Artist’s Dream
“I had interesting dreams last night.” Those words escape my lips at least 3-4 times a week, but I seldom write down the details. Even now, as I sit at my laptop and draft this blog post, flashes of the dreams slow my typing. I believe very firmly in the power of dreams – notContinue reading “An Artist’s Dream”
One down, two to go!
Part one of three sections in my YA novel is edited and ready for family and friends to read. I welcome constructive feedback, yearn for honest criticism and welcome both praise and “eh, it was okay” comments. I’ve mentioned it before but I’ll reiterate it once again…I love, love, love the direction of this story. Continue reading “One down, two to go!”
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…”
Done yet?
Did I really think my novel would be ready in a year? Yes – actually i did. I thought the mere fact that I finished a book would somehow be enough good energy to push open publishing doors. That people would flock to read my creation simply because I wrote it. Sure, I figured there’d needContinue reading “Done yet?”
Kelly Deeny 