Category Archives: Writing

Failure is Not the Opposite of Success

Posted by Breeana

I have a writing friend who is in the throes of submitting a manuscript to agents and is pretty depressed. Although she’s had plenty of success—lots of requests for fulls and partials of her manuscript—she’s also gotten a healthy amount … Continue reading →

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The People Who See Us

Posted by Breeana

I was a shy kid. Actually, the word shy probably doesn’t do justice to how uncomfortable I was with any kind of attention. (And by “attention,” I mean things like people looking at me or speaking to me.) I was … Continue reading →

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Why does publishing a book take so long?

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My mom was the first to ask the question. When I told my parents I had an offer on my book, (after all the screaming and cheering died down) my mom said, “So, will it come out this year?” She was shocked … Continue reading →

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Writing Rules You Should Ignore at the YA-NA Sisterhood

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Today I’m over at the YA-NA Sisterhood blogging about writing rules you should ignore. You can find that blog post here. My kid are on Spring Break this week, so I don’t anticipate much writing time for the next few … Continue reading →

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I have a book deal!

Posted by Breeana

I’m overjoyed to announce that my YA Fantasy debut, THE SERPENT’S PROMISE, has sold to Random House! Many, many thanks go to my fabulous, insightful agent, Kathleen Rushall, who has been so positive and supportive throughout this entire process. When … Continue reading →

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Where Do Ideas Come From?

Posted by Breeana

Where do you get your ideas? It’s the question writers hear more than any other. So often, in fact, that it’s become kind of an inside joke—an eye-roll inducing cliché when writers talk amongst themselves. But here’s the thing: I … Continue reading →

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Lessons from NaNoWriMo

Posted by Breeana

For the past thirty days, I’ve been furiously writing along with hundreds of thousands of other writers as I attempted to reach my NaNoWriMo goals. For those not familiar with this crazy acronym, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. … Continue reading →

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