my year in writing - 2014
2014 has been a busy year for me. I have been editing and revising the three novels I wrote for November 2013 NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month.
My International Intrigue series, YA romantic thrillers, have teens Dru and Darcy solving mysteries and eluding killers in London, Paris and Rome.
For this year's NaNoWriMo, I wrote a fourth book for the series. This time Dru and Darcy are in Edinburgh on a quest for the Holy Grail.
I've also been working on picture books, submitting to agents and publishers and entering contests.
Agent Jodell Sadler critiqued one of my picture books and did an excellent job. I love how much better my story is after following her advice.
My short story, "The Mystery of the Ghostly Thief," was published in the Guardian Angel Kids' ezine - December 2013 issue.
In June I attended a writers' conference in Springfield, IL - Words in the Woods. There I met editor Johanna Cardenas, agent Stephen Fraser and author Matt Kirby.
Also in June I was interviewed by blogger/illustrator Dani Duck about my writing and about my picture book "Calamity Cat."
My publisher, MeeGenius, also published an interview with me on their June blog page.
November was also PiBoIdMo - Picture Book Idea Month, and I completed the task of coming up with 30 picture book ideas. I just need to sit down and start writing them!
PitMad is going on strong today and I'm pitching my International Intrigue series. PitMad is about pitching your book in 140 characters or less on twitter with #PitMad #Genre. My genre is YA. If an agent likes your pitch, he or she favorites it and then you can submit your manuscript to them. Author Brenda Drake is the brains behind PitMad.
I belong to a writers group - the Springfield Scribes. Our meetings are held once a month and this year we Skyped with two authors and an agent.
We also exchange our ms. and critique each others work.
December is our party month and this year we ate at Bella Milano's in Springfield, Il. Food was delicious and our gift exchange was a blast. Too hard to explain, you'd have to be there.
I'm excited to be an author. I love writing and I hope to have more books for my readers to enjoy soon.
Wishing everyone a happy and joyous holiday and the best in the year to come!
Debra Daugherty
My International Intrigue series, YA romantic thrillers, have teens Dru and Darcy solving mysteries and eluding killers in London, Paris and Rome.
For this year's NaNoWriMo, I wrote a fourth book for the series. This time Dru and Darcy are in Edinburgh on a quest for the Holy Grail.
I've also been working on picture books, submitting to agents and publishers and entering contests.
Agent Jodell Sadler critiqued one of my picture books and did an excellent job. I love how much better my story is after following her advice.
My short story, "The Mystery of the Ghostly Thief," was published in the Guardian Angel Kids' ezine - December 2013 issue.
In June I attended a writers' conference in Springfield, IL - Words in the Woods. There I met editor Johanna Cardenas, agent Stephen Fraser and author Matt Kirby.
Also in June I was interviewed by blogger/illustrator Dani Duck about my writing and about my picture book "Calamity Cat."
My publisher, MeeGenius, also published an interview with me on their June blog page.
November was also PiBoIdMo - Picture Book Idea Month, and I completed the task of coming up with 30 picture book ideas. I just need to sit down and start writing them!
PitMad is going on strong today and I'm pitching my International Intrigue series. PitMad is about pitching your book in 140 characters or less on twitter with #PitMad #Genre. My genre is YA. If an agent likes your pitch, he or she favorites it and then you can submit your manuscript to them. Author Brenda Drake is the brains behind PitMad.
I belong to a writers group - the Springfield Scribes. Our meetings are held once a month and this year we Skyped with two authors and an agent.
We also exchange our ms. and critique each others work.
December is our party month and this year we ate at Bella Milano's in Springfield, Il. Food was delicious and our gift exchange was a blast. Too hard to explain, you'd have to be there.
I'm excited to be an author. I love writing and I hope to have more books for my readers to enjoy soon.
Wishing everyone a happy and joyous holiday and the best in the year to come!
Debra Daugherty
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