My Journey

Nobody Asked for This: Why I’m Scared to Read My Favorite Author’s New Book
Why I’m excited and terrified to read the newest release by Brent Weeks: Night Angel Nemesis, a retrospective.

What I’ve Been Up To
A status update on what I’ve been up to for the past seven months since my last post.

The Return of the Absent Writer
Blog updates and getting back on the writing horse, hopefully.

Notes from the Query Trenches: Back to Square One
Facing rejection in the query trenches. They call this a writing journey for a reason.

What a Year: Happy Birthday Inciting Event Blog!
Happy blog birthday! And what a year it was. A belated 2020 in review.

On Losing NaNoWriMo 2020
Hi, my name is Mary, and I lost National Novel Writing Month this year. And that’s okay.

My First Writing Conference: Capclave 2020
I attended my first writing conference: Capclave 2020! It was a great experience, and this is why.

Time for Good News: BSFS 2020 Amateur Writing Contest
And now for some good news: I placed first in Baltimore Science Fiction Society’s 2020 Amateur Writing Contest!

Pitch Wars Advice Blog Hop: A Newbie’s Perspective
Pitch Wars might be a contest, but it is also a chance at community. Thinking of submitting to Pitch Wars 2020? Stay awhile and listen.