Woooohooooooo! I just received the final proof of the cover for GODEATER: The Second World, and I've gotta tell ya: I'm a little verklempt. It's just so... sparkly. I went through several cover designs, hopelessly (and stressful-ly) trying to decide between some that kind of conveyed what I wanted. I nearly (halfheartedly) settled on one,... Continue Reading →
The Adventure Into Publishing, Part Trois! :: AFK. AKA, “Sorry- baby brain!”
So! It's been forever since I've posted here. MAH BAD YOU GUYS. Last year, Le Hubs and I learned we were expecting our second little monster baby! So I spent the entire rest of last year basking in the puke being tired brain fog glow of impending 2nd-go-round motherhood! It's been fun. And real. Those... Continue Reading →
Single Serve! Flash Fiction – Shorty Challenge!
I'm back for another Flash Fiction challenge! This week's challenge was simple, yet daunting: you get 100 words. No more! So here's what poured out of my brain's juicy crevices. **** A single amethyst tear ran down her bronzed cheek, muddling with the blood that stained her neck. The two liquids crystallized, hardening into a... Continue Reading →
Single Serve! – Flash Fiction Time!
This week, Chuck Wendig posted a Flash Fiction Challenge, centered around the almighty single, random sentence. I've never once participated in such shenanigans. Until now. Right now. Here I am. After picking my sentence, I raged through writing this little ministory, all giddy and excited to be writing something new... and something that wasn't my book.... Continue Reading →
Pretty Little Muse
A few posts ago, I talked about how The Game goes when you're seeking an Agent: keep your feelings in check; it isn't personal when you get rejected; keep on chugging on. I have to tell you that sometimes it's hard to take your own advice. In addition to other excellent folks, I had four... Continue Reading →
The Adventure into Publishing, Part Deux! :: Keeping Sane.
Today marks two months since I sent out my initial batch of queries for the first booky~thing! I'll tell you: I've read more, researched more, and learned more in that last two months than I realized there was to learn about the craft of writing. What has been a lifelong passion/escape has turned into a refined art--... Continue Reading →
The Adventure into Publishing, Part Une! :: Agenty Shenanigans
It's been a little over a month since I sent out my first queries for my first novel. And boy, what a weird ride it is. I've received three rejections thus far, and the rest are still in Limbo. After querying the first batch, I thought it would get easier; normally, I'm Pro after Go... Continue Reading →
What I Learned Writing That First Booky~Thing
It sure is odd writing a book. Many people set out to do it-- few people actually do. In finishing my first novel, I've realized a good chunk of things: ~ IT IS NOT EASY TO MAKE THINGS UP AND THEN MAKE THEM INTO SPARKLY WORDS. I've always written songs, poetry, children's stories and short... Continue Reading →
When Words Fail
Back in the end of September 2013, I happened across a Tweet that would change the course of my writing life. The Mighty Chuck Wendig, crazy ninja writer of books and everything else under the sun, mentioned that a little publishing imprint called Strange Chemistry was accepting unagented submissions for potential publishing. The URL contained... Continue Reading →
Melody K. Writes Words 