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    27 Aug, 2021
    Mini-Musing 8/27/21
    author interview, authors, blog, blogging, books, contemporary fantasy, Donald Maass Literary Agency, dystopian, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, fiction, Flame Tree Press, Heroic Fantasy, Important, literary agents, news, published stories, publishing, SFWA, social media, writing , , , , , , ,

    We’ve all heard it. Genre writers, in various forms or another.

    “Why don’t you write something serious?”

    “Why don’t you write a real book?”

    “Fantasy (science-fiction, horror, romance…) isn’t real writing.”

    Even with all the genre fiction being made into …
    10 Jun, 2021
    Offer of Publication: Tinderbox!
    authors, blog, blogging, books, Donald Maass Literary Agency, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, fiction, Flame Tree Press, Heroic Fantasy, Original writing, published stories, publishing, query, writing , , , , ,

    It’s been quite a fight since I started this journey back when I was a girl of 14 years old. I suffered disappointments and setbacks. Sometimes I wanted to quit, but you know what…?

    IT WAS WORTH IT!

    You may …

    19 Mar, 2021
    Musing 03/19/21 – Diverse Writers: Still a Long Way to Go.
    authors, books, contemporary fantasy, Donald Maass Literary Agency, dystopian, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, fiction, Heroic Fantasy, Important, mass market paperback, musing, N.K. Jemisin, paranormal, published stories, publishing, query, SFWA, urban fantasy, writing, YA, young adult , , , ,

    Still waiting, but this is common for us writers. I’m not saying anything new. It’s tough, frustrating, but you keep at it. It’s the same for artists–I’m looking at YOU, Robin Brantley. But we keep going because we love what …
    17 Nov, 2020
    Did COVID-19 Kill the Publishing Star?
    books, contemporary fantasy, covid19, Fantasy, fiction, Important, literary agents, musing, news, science-fiction adventure, short stories, writing, YA, young adult , , ,

    Is the industry dying? Are people just not reading anymore? Are we fighting an uphill battle?

    Never start your work with questions.

    But I’m sure my fellow writing peeps have noticed YA Imprints are being dropped and jobs go with …
    23 Mar, 2020
    The Publishing Industry and COVID19
    authors, blog, blogging, books, contemporary fantasy, dystopian, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, fiction, Important, mass market paperback, news, publishing, query, science-fiction adventure, short stories, sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, writing, YA, young adult , , , , ,

    After many days of headaches and worries, my 9 to 5 finally allowed us to Work From Home (WFH). Don’t get me wrong, I’m still worried, but not as as much. I worried about my Big Brother, who had Type …
    13 Apr, 2019
    Mini-Musing 4/13/19 ~ Should I Embrace The Weird?
    authors, Barnes & Noble, books, dystopian, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, fiction, literary agents, mass market paperback, musing, publishing, query, writing

    A while back I wrote a blog post referencing a video by the Nostalgia Critic asking the question, is weird the new good?
    https://authorwasimpsonblog.wordpress.com/2017/08/28/musing-082817-weird-is-the-new-brilliant/

    The question recently came to my mind again by way of an article on the Barnes …

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