Category Archives: Writing
Cover Reveal!
It’s Black Friday. For me, it’s Book Friday. Without any further ado. Here’s an excerpt: I didn’t start working with veterans right away. I had to start like anyone else. I went to undergraduate school, where I majored in psychology and sociology. I took a few years off, and then I went to graduate school, …
Dreaming of my book- literally.
Raise your hand if you’ve ever had an anxiety based dream. One of those dreams were (despite the fact that you graduated two years ago, in real life) you get a letter from the registrar’s office saying that you have been absent to a class that you never remembered signing up for. Due to the …
Cruising and writers
Maybe it’s the idealist in me that thought that a vacation on a cruise ship would be the perfect spot to write. I’m glad I didn’t think I would get anything seriously accomplished. There are no freaking outlets ANYWHERE on a cruise ship. We had one in our bedroom. ONE. Not a double one. Just …
Raise your hand if you know a published author!
So….the small press publishing company responded and they would love to publish my book! I can’t say too much until everything is finalized. Also, the book won’t be available for 4-6 months (queues, last minute edits, etc.). I thought waiting for the answer would be the hardest part. I was wrong! Knowing that I’m going …
I no longer think I’m going crazy…
I know it! I would have bet large sums of money that a year or two ago, I wrote an open letter to all Children of Combat Veterans for 4th of July. My plan was to re-post that today. I have now looked on my 2 wordpress blogs (one of which I forgot existed), 2 …
The More Things Change..
I know it has been a while since I’ve written a blog. However, there is good news and good reason for my absence. The book is complete, now I work on finding both an agent and a publisher. Fingers and toes are crossed! I’ve been busy with a few charity events lately. The Walk to …
Pro tip from an amateur
If it is 9 degrees Fahrenheit in North Carolina, where anything under 45 degrees makes people don parkas, gloves, muffs, 7 pairs of pants and 9 sweatshirts, you will probably drink a LOT of coffee to stay warm. After about the 6th cup you will realize why you normally limit yourself to “2 or 3 …
Editors are Editing!
So to my surprise, the editors are still talking to me 🙂 One said “this only needs light editing.” That made me happy- maybe I am a writer 😉 Now let’s address the whole idea of people taking your work (your baby?) and changing it. I knew it had to happen, that’s what the editing …
Thanksgiving, Kittens and Editing
This won’t be a blog about all of the things I’m thankful for, but I definitely could write one of those. I got to spend time with Dad- an activity I used to dread as a kid, and now relish. After watching a painful Cowboys loss, the day was over. I am currently house sitting …
Talking about Writing again—Where?
I had a friend ask me today “how can you write in a coffee shop, around all of those people?” It gave me pause for a minute. I never thought about NOT writing here. I only think of the places I can’t write: my house, my office, my front porch. There are just too many …
Joanna Nunez, Author 