Currently, I am in throes of writing book #3, THE WITHERWOOD CHOIR, and by #3, I actually mean book #4 (because the first book I wrote, THE LAST GODDESS, absorbed its twin in the womb and popped out with two wobbly heads and a single spine while weighing in at a hefty 190k words). It…
Also derogatorily referred to as a hægtesse or a hag, a hedgewitch dabbles in occult magic. Due to the verboten nature of their studies, hedgewitches prefer to practice in remote wealds, forgotten bogs, and hidden caves.
+ the query that led me to my agent Today, I’m bringing you a pastiche of wisdom-learned-the-hard-way, resources-I-wish-I-knew-about-earlier, and the query that got the attention of a Big5 editor and that landed me with my agent (I swear, someday I’ll write a HIGMA post about that wild tale). #1 Pitch Your Friends First. Y’all, my…
Apparently, if you pick up a bullhorn and start announcing “I HAVE A LITERARY AGENT!” while parading around the neighborhood at 6 am, your fanfare will consist of excited police sirens, joyous cursing, and bouquets of shoes lovingly lobbed in your direction. But in case you missed my thrilling twilit tidings: (deep inhale, lifts bullhorn)…