Music That Keeps Us Inspired
(Updated and changing frequently) Inspiration for The Splintered Sun (Nym’s story) Matti’s Spotify Playlist: Shy’s Youtube Playlist (not endorsed by Matti): Matti’s most recent go-to score:
Writing
How Gratitude Will Change Your Productivity
Okay. There’s something I need to get off my chest. I am not a naturally grateful individual. My inner monologue is riddled with negative self-talk and a woe-is-me attitude. You know those people who say “I love a challenge!”? via […]
What We Learned From Our First #PitMad
It was a quiet Thursday afternoon of preparing queries. I scrolled to the bottom of the query manager form and groaned. The agent I was preparing materials for required a pitch. We had made a few feeble attempts to make […]
Life Update
So I am fairly certain the only one reading these posts at this point is my grandma (and perhaps our Alpha’s IDK). But if you’re here, hey there! We more or less fell off the face of the earth about […]
What to Do When You’re Struggling With a Scene
Writing descriptions has never been my forte. In fact, I used to bequeath Matti with every single setting description and fight scene because I found both to be so dang hard! If he was busy writing something else, I would […]
Dos and Don’ts When Building Your Pinterest Platform
Ah, Pinterest. I remember the first time I was introduced to this beautiful and beguiling site 😂 It was 2012 and my schoolmate told me about this online idea board that allowed you to save and browse pictures from across […]
Write Something That Will Change Your Life
Do you have an amazing character floating around in your head, banging on the proverbial door to be let out? Or maybe you have this beautiful world you’ve created, and you are just itching to show it to the rest […]
Writing Advice for the Tired Parent
Growing up, the only thing I wanted to be more than a writer was a mother. At seven, I would go with my mom to her La Leche League meetings and would be the self-proclaimed nanny of the babies and […]
Creating Deep & Consistent Characters
Character Building Even before world building and plot structure, character building is probably the most crucial element to creating a remarkable story. Sure, readers want to get lost in the world you have so carefully and thoroughly crafted. Yes, pacing […]
How We Decided to Co-Write “The Ragnarök Saga
How does a project like our’s begin? Well in truth, it begins before Shirah and I met. We have both had our share of intrigue in the mystic art of writing. As a young pre-teen I created anything my mind […]