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Do you need to know someone to get published? Survey says “Nope!”

Posted on December 9, 2015 by MeganDecember 9, 2015
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The results are in from my New Publishing Connections survey, and I’m excited to share them with you! To sum up quickly, this survey was intended to discover to what extent authors need connections within the publishing world to get … Continue reading →

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On timelines and word counts

Posted on September 29, 2014 by MeganSeptember 29, 2014
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To give you some idea of what my schedule is like for the Earth & Sky trilogy with its every-six-months release dates: I just finished writing the second draft of book three. I’ll be turning the end of the trilogy … Continue reading →

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How Earth & Sky began

Posted on September 16, 2014 by MeganSeptember 16, 2014
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Unlike the Fallen World trilogy, Earth & Sky wasn’t propelled into being by a specific event like a dream. It was more a jumble of inspirations and interests that ended up stitching together into a full concept. But I can … Continue reading →

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Making a book trailer

Posted on September 11, 2014 by MeganSeptember 11, 2014
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It’s been five years (wow, five! It doesn’t feel like that long) since I made my first book trailer, for Give Up the Ghost. So it seems like a good time to make an updated post about how an author … Continue reading →

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Writing Process Blog Tour

Posted on June 30, 2014 by MeganJune 29, 2014
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I’ve been tapped by Vikki VanSickle, a most excellent fellow Torontonian YA author, to participate in the writing process blog tour that’s been making the rounds. I will attempt to make this the start of a more active blog, now … Continue reading →

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Truth and fear

Posted on December 17, 2013 by MeganDecember 17, 2013
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The husband and I recently watched the first season of the excellent BBC show The Hour. There’s an exchange in one of the early episodes that’s stuck with me, so I thought it worth sharing. The set-up: A reporter and … Continue reading →

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Advice for aspiring writers

Posted on May 8, 2013 by MeganMay 8, 2013
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I’ve been doing quite a few school visits in the last couple months, and one question that almost always comes up is, What advice would you give to an aspiring writer? And I’ve realized I have a lot of opinions … Continue reading →

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On getting feedback as a writer, or You can’t win

Posted on March 19, 2013 by MeganMarch 19, 2013
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I wrote a post a couple weeks ago for readers on one aspect of offering feedback to writers, and that got me thinking about what I’d most want to say to my fellow writers — currently published or aspiring — … Continue reading →

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On publishing timelines and reader feedback

Posted on March 7, 2013 by MeganMarch 8, 2013
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Every so often I’m reminded that things that have started to seem natural, now that I’ve been enmeshed in the publishing industry for some time, are not actually obvious, or even seemingly sensical, to the average reader. So I thought … Continue reading →

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Me around the ‘net, Pt. 2

Posted on February 25, 2013 by MeganFebruary 25, 2013
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And the blog tour continues! Here’s where I’ve been talking about The Lives We Lost in the past week: -At YA Bookmark, I revealed three things that were cut from the final version of the book (with excerpts). -I gave … Continue reading →

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