Blog – Page 3 – Britnie Jenkins

Writing Rituals.

I recently received a question from a friend of mine. She asked, “Since you’re challenging yourself to write weekly, what do you do to make it more fun? Would you listen to music, make a favorite snack, or spontaneously break into dance halfway through your word quota?” The answer to this question differs slightly betweenContinue reading “Writing Rituals.”

Routines.

Thank you guys again for reading my AWP wrap-up posts! I know they were a lot longer than my usual posts, so if you read until the end, I am grateful! This past week, I’ve also had several people let me know that they are really enjoying reading these posts, and I’m so glad thatContinue reading “Routines.”

AWP – Day 3.

If I’m being brutally honest, I almost didn’t attend this day. I was exhausted from the first two days of the AWP Conference, and after the slightly disappointing second day, I kept reading over the sessions I had lined up for this day, and I really contemplated not going. However, this conference cost money, andContinue reading “AWP – Day 3.”

AWP – Day 2.

The second day of the conference was easily my least favorite day of the three, which was a little disappointing because at the start of this day, I felt like the sessions I had picked (based on the titles and descriptions) were really going to be sessions I really got something out of. Don’t getContinue reading “AWP – Day 2.”

A Brief Interlude.

Remember that time I told you I planned to have several blog posts written and scheduled ahead just in case life got in the way, and that if I was unable to post, there would still be content? Oops. I know you may have been expecting the AWP Day 2 recap this week, but (asContinue reading “A Brief Interlude.”

AWP – Day 1.

Back in college, I would take some time the day before classes started to walk around campus and figure out where I needed to be for which class. Any Sterling people reading this might make fun of me (and several of you did back then), but even though it was a small college, I didn’tContinue reading “AWP – Day 1.”

AWP 2024.

After three full days of attending the AWP 2024 Conference, I am so exhausted (in the best way)—and there is so much to tell you! Seriously. I took 32 pages of notes. Let me tell you—when I say these were full days, I mean full. I attended five sessions each of the three days (soContinue reading “AWP 2024.”

Questions.

Hi friends! It’s been a couple of weeks since I published a blog post. In fact, you may have missed my last post, because I didn’t promote it on social media. My grandfather passed away a couple weeks ago, and it felt wrong to post about my blog during that time. It was also justContinue reading “Questions.”

Encouragement.

One of the things I’ve noticed about creativity is that when the words are flowing, and it seems like the story is almost telling itself, I feel really good. Like, I could do the writing equivalent of running a five-minute mile. I jokingly refer to it as “The Writer’s High.” I get really excited aboutContinue reading “Encouragement.”

First Drafts and Query Letters.

Something I probably should have noted in my previous post about literary agents is that most of the time, agents want you to have a polished, finished manuscript ready to send in. Like I mentioned, there are always going to be a few exceptions, but especially in fiction writing, they want to know that youContinue reading “First Drafts and Query Letters.”