Journey to a Book Deal: By the numbers
“How long did it take you to get a book deal?” I'm rarely asked that question when I have enough time for a complete answer. [...]
My First Author Event!
After more than a decade of writing with the intention of building a career, I'm participating in my first author event! Corner Cup on Mainstreet in [...]
My First Book Deal!
It finally happened! Seven years after I finished the first draft of my first novel, I signed with a publisher. I have dreamed of [...]
Brynn Is Not In Brazil
Hi. So…it’s been a minute. I’d ask how you’ve been the last few years, but I don’t think I could take an honest answer. You’ve [...]
What I Learned From Querying Literary Agents
The other night my daughter and I died repeatedly in a lava lake. We were playing Yoshi's Woolly World and trying to get a final [...]
My Most Brutal Agent Critique & What It Taught Me About Diverse Stories
It happened. I finally got the brutal agent response I will talk about twenty years from now at book signings. I'm a real writer now. [...]
5 Tips for Authors Writing During a Breakdown of Law & Order
This is the exact opposite of what I looked like reviewing pages to send off. A month ago, my completed YA novel was [...]
Hamilton: A Musical & My Inspiration
I recently confessed to planning an entire trip to New York City around a preschooler. Housing, excursions, food...It was all for her. With the exception [...]
A Parent’s Weekly Writing Routine
MONDAY Morning: School Holiday so entertain and feed kid Afternoon: Entertain and feed kid Evening: Entertain, feed kid, and persuade her to take a bath [...]