Category: Newsletter
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I have a shiny first draft!!!!!
I have had it for awhile now, but what with the busyness of the holiday season (and the month of December in general, especially for parents and teachers), I haven’t had a chance to announce it. But… Taming the Beast, sequel to my forthcoming young adult historical fantasy novel Breaking the Silence, officially exists! It…
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Writing When Sick :(
I’m on day 34 of a writing challenge, and I would be lying if I said it was smooth sailing the entire time. About 2/3 of the way through October, I came down with a nasty cold. These are my reflections on powering through writing when I felt like doing anything but. It is inevitable:…
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Time for a Challenge!
It’s fall, and for a good portion of writers who grew up with the NaNoWriMo novel writing challenge, creativity is in the air. And to be honest, I’ve never been able to keep up a daily writing habit without a good, solid deadline. At this point I’ve been writing for decades, but it doesn’t matter…
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I Love a Good Map
In this Breaking the Silence summer update, I muse about maps and what they can add to the experience of reading a novel. (Yes, there will be a map at the beginning of Breaking the Silence, and I’m really excited about it!) Geography and the Novel Geography is hard. Especially to the non-spatially inclined, figuring…
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The Art of the Historical Note
I suppose I knew all along, but never gave much thought to, the fact that once I finished a book I would have to write a whole bunch more things before I could publish it. A whole bunch more things in other genres. One of those things is the jacket blurb, which you can view…
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Announcing: Breaking the Silence
I’m excited to announce that I have officially signed a contract with Tree Shadow Press to publish my novel Breaking the Silence. In the coming weeks and months, look for a new page dedicated to Breaking the Silence, a cover reveal (I have seen the initial drawings, and I’m really excited!), and information about publication…
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Start ’em Young
This past week I made several interesting observations about the reading and writing habits of kids, which I’ve been reflecting on a lot as a middle-grade author (and also, not going to lie, as a parent and a teacher). Here are a few: I don’t have any profound conclusions to offer from these observations, but…
Tiggy McLaughlin 