by Autumn | Apr 9, 2016 | News and Events
The last week has been a little crazy for me. Crazier than the week before, which is saying something since that was the week Spark of Defiance launched while I was running to a night meeting and waiting to hear back on not one, but TWO jobs I’d applied for. And...
by Autumn | Mar 11, 2016 | Tips, Writing
You’ve done it before. I’ve done it before. You are editing and you hit the fifteenth time you’ve described the forest as dark. So you pull out the thesaurus and go with “gloomy,” or “shadowed.” Then move on. Really? Is that the best you’ve got? Writers get into word...
by Autumn | Mar 4, 2016 | News and Events
I’ve mentioned before that one of the things I enjoy about being a writer is meeting other writers. But why keep my discoveries of great new writers to myself? Today I want you to meed Debbie Cassidy and tell you how you can help her out and get a free ebook!...
by Autumn | Feb 26, 2016 | Games of Fire, News and Events
Calling all fans of my epic fantasy series on elemental magic! Would you like to read the next book before it is released? Spark of Defiance, book 1 of the trilogy Games of Fire which continues the story of Rise of the Fifth Order, is at the editors. I’m working...
by Autumn | Feb 19, 2016 | Tips, Writing
At what point does a project take on a life of its own? Or, to phrase it another way, when do you know that a project has enough momentum that you will see it to completion? For me the tipping point is chapter 10. At chapter 10 the story and characters have developed...
