Organizing Your Manuscript in Word
I'm a Word girl. I can't deal with Scrivener. I have the program and for whatever reason, my brain looks at it, and threatens to explode. Since my goal is…
My Outlining Process Using Disney’s Frozen
Apparently what I do when I start a novel--or plan to start one--is very different from many of my peers in the writing community. Many of them use beat sheets…
DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS Book 2 Outlined
I have been a busy little bee. In my mind, DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS has always been a series. As I write, I picture the events as if they were a…
DIRTY LITTLE SECRET Synopsis
Writing the synopsis is evil. If you've ever attempted to do it, you know what I mean. The idea of taking 84K words and smooshing all the exciting parts of the…
DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS CP/BETA Round 1
The novel is complete. Not only is it complete, it's been edited by my handy dandy CP1. She wore her editing hat well as she suggested certain things be tightened…
MAKE IT COUNT Cover Reveal
It is with great pleasure that I present to you the cover for Megan Erikson's novel, MAKE IT COUNT. Is this thing not the most amazing cover you've ever laid…
DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS is COMPLETE!
Up until this point, the only novels I'd ever written were fantasy and paranormal romance. I decided this time, I wanted to try to write something a little more commercial.…
Plotting DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS
I am a plotter. I take an idea and I try to break it down into an outline. Each bullet represents something that happens in a chapter. If detail is…
Am I Finished Editing?
The novel is complete. You've walked away and started something else or started marathoning Doctor Who to give your mind a break. Is it ready for querying? NO. I repeat:…
