Happy New Year! Around this time last year, I said that in 2025 I wanted to write at least one blog post a month. Since my last post was from June, I clearly didn’t meet that goal. BUT. It’s for a really good reason. I decided that instead of small blog updates, I needed toContinue reading “January 2026”
Category Archives: Writing Journey
June 2025 Update
Hello readers! Despite my lack of posting, I did not forget about my blog. I just haven’t been great about posting regularly. Partially because there’s not a whole lot to update you all on, but partially because I’ve been in a bit of a writing slump. As you may remember, one of the friends IContinue reading “June 2025 Update”
March 2025 Update
For the entire month of February, I kept telling myself that I needed to get a blog post up. Then I blinked and all of a sudden, it was March? Did that happen to anybody else? Toward the end of January, I decided that it would be easier on my writing schedule if I movedContinue reading “March 2025 Update”
The Time I Got Too Competitive During a White Elephant Gift Exchange.
If you’ve ever played board or card games with me, you know that I can be competitive. Especially if the games involve some kind of strategy. In fact, there are special rules in place when I play Rummikub with my best friend and her parents because of how long I take during my turn. (IContinue reading “The Time I Got Too Competitive During a White Elephant Gift Exchange.”
2025.
Happy New Year! Can you believe it’s been a year since I started this blog? I sure can’t. When I made the goal last year of writing and posting regularly, I wasn’t entirely sure I could do it. I thought that maybe it would be something that I would start and be fairly consistent atContinue reading “2025.”
Fall Writing Update.
Hi friends! I know I’ve been silent for a couple of weeks, but that’s because my grandma passed away a few weeks ago. It’s been hard to want to do anything new and creative. But I’m making myself sit down and write an update post for you all. One of the last times I hungContinue reading “Fall Writing Update.”
Comp Titles.
I’ve known for a while that one of the weakest sections of my query letter is where I mention comparison titles–or comp titles. Part of the query needs to tell the literary agent exactly where the book would sit on the shelves at a bookstore, and one of the ways to do this is byContinue reading “Comp Titles.”
Encouragement. Part 2.
Attention, readers! I’m putting new blog rules into place. One of the things I talked about in my last post was about how giving up isn’t an option–and a piece of advice I’ve heard often is that in this industry, persistence tends to win out. Therefore, we persist. What better way to do that thanContinue reading “Encouragement. Part 2.”
Rejection. Part 4.
Last week, I got the chance to attend another author event! This time for an author I deeply admire, and whose work I’ve been reading for quite some time. During the discussion and Q&A portion, one of things she said was that in order to be a writer, you really have to have faith andContinue reading “Rejection. Part 4.”
Author Events.
Much of my love of writing can also be attributed toward my love of reading. When I spend time in the worlds created by other people, it makes me want to create worlds of my own. I’ve also heard it said that in order to be a good writer, you have to be a goodContinue reading “Author Events.”
Britnie Jenkins 