A place where I talk about writing, science, publishing, general life stuff™, and everything in between.
When I started this blog, I told myself that I would devote it completely to writing and publishing. Well, the truth is that I am utterly incapable of devoting any aspect of myself purely to “one” thing. This is probably a horrible marketing decision, but, well, we gotta do what makes us happy, right?
Things I’m passionate about that you will probably (most definitely) see in my blog posts:
Education Accessibility
Mental Illness and Wellness
Writing and Publishing
Science (Mostly Ethnobiology, Conservation, Molecular Biology, and Botany)
“It was like that for me, so it’s going to be like that for you.”
At some point whenever you’re breaking into a new profession, you’re going to hear those words—that sentiment—shuffled around and repeated until your brain feels like soggy tofu. It’s how your employer/mentor/instructor justifies the inhuman work hours, the measly pay (if there’s any at all), the belittling of your merits, and the additional stressors that build…
Beta Readers: What are they, and why do I need them?
You have your complete manuscript in front of you. You’ve read it a thousand times, edited it until you can’t see straight, and now you feel like you’re ready to move on. Will you query an agent? A publishing house? Or is self-publishing the right direction for your work? All of these are important questions…
Building Your Query Packet
You’ve decided to start querying agents. Maybe you’ve already scrolled through Query Tracker or a few agency websites and come up with a short (or long) list of agents that you would like to query. That’s awesome! Time to make your query packet. A note before you begin: Not all agents have the exact same…
Querying: What is it?
You’ve done it. After weeks—months—years of laboring over your manuscript, it’s finally done. You wrote a book. Whether it’s your fifth or your first, you’ve decided that not only do you want to get your book published, but you don’t want to self-publish it, so you decide that you’re going to submit it to a…
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