The Vibe Check: How to Vet an Editor Before You Hand Them Your Heart and Your Manuscript Let’s be honest….there comes a moment in every writer’s life when you look at your manuscript, your messy, brilliant, over‑caffeinated child, and think, “Sweetie… you need professional help.” Not therapy though honestly, maybe that too, but editing. Real…
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Killer Heels Saturdays — Chapter 13 Mini Series: Beta Readers, Sensitivity Readers & the Power of Feedback
“What to Do With Feedback: Sorting, Sifting, Fixing, and Staying Sane” Welcome to the final chapter of our three‑week journey through the wild, wonderful world of beta readers. You’ve found your readers. You’ve survived the waiting. You’ve opened the feedback without crying into a pillow (or maybe you did….no judgment). Now comes the part no…
Killer Heels Saturdays — Chapter 13 Mini Series: Beta Readers, Sensitivity Readers & the Power of Feedback Part 2
“What to Expect When You’re Expecting… Feedback” Welcome back to our three-part deep dive into the glamorous, gritty, occasionally soul shaking world of beta readers. Last week, we talked about finding them….like dating, but with fewer cocktails and more Google Docs. This week? We’re talking about what happens after you hit send. This is the…
Killer Heels Saturdays — Ch 13: Beta Readers, Sensitivity Readers & the Power of Feedback…Part 1
Let’s talk about the moment every writer simultaneously dreams of and dreads…the day you hand your book baby to strangers and whisper, “Please love her but also tell me everything that’s wrong with her.” Welcome to the glamorous, terrifying, absolutely essential world of beta readers. This is Part I of our three‑week deep dive into…
Killer Heels Saturdays: Ch-12 First Drafts Are Like Scuffed Heels
Let’s get one thing straight…the myth of the perfect first draft is right up there with the myth of comfortable stilettos. Cute idea. Never been real. Every time I open a blank document, the cursor blinks at me like it’s filing a complaint with HR. Suddenly I’m convinced I’ve never had a single coherent thought…
Killer Heels Saturdays: Ch – 11 When Your Book Ghosts You: Reconnecting with a Stalled Project
There comes a moment in every writer’s life when the book, the one you’ve nurtured, adored, bragged about, and occasionally threatened, simply stops texting back. One day you’re in a passionate situationship with your manuscript, trading ideas like flirty voice notes, and the next… silence. No spark. No plot progression. Not even a pity paragraph….
Killer Heels Saturdays: Ch-10 Creative Contracts & Emotional Boundaries for Writers
How to protect your time, energy, and inspiration while building your book…… There comes a moment in every writer’s life when you realize you’re not just writing a book, you’re also negotiating a fulltime peace treaty with the world. By “the world,” I mean…. your family, your friends, your job, your notifications, your own brain,…
Killer Heels Saturdays: Ch-9 Imposter Syndrome in Heels: Writing Through the Doubt
Real talk on confidence dips, comparison traps, and reclaiming your creative voice. There’s a special kind of delusion required to write a book. A glamorous, unhinged, “I believe in myself even though I absolutely do not” kind of delusion. Some days I strut into my writing session like a woman who has range. Other days…
Killer Heels Saturdays: Ch- 8 Writer’s Block & Emotional Blisters
How I Navigate Creative Slumps With Humor and Self‑Compassion There are two kinds of pain in this world, the kind you get from wearing heels you had no business wearing or the kind you get from staring at a blank page until it starts to feel personal. Both hurt. Both make you question your life…
Killer Heels Saturdays – Chapter 7: Dialogue That Bites Back
If plot is the runway, dialogue is the heel clicks that turn every head. It’s the sound of your characters announcing themselves, their wounds, their wit, their boundaries, their bad decisions, and all without a single paragraph of exposition. And when dialogue bites back, it doesn’t just entertain. It reveals. It exposes. It shifts power….
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