The Path to Publishing: A Guide for New Authors A question I’ve been asked many times over the years is how I publish. When I started writing back in 2020, I admit that I had no clue what publishing looked like (or writing, for that matter, as I would soon discover). But my core purposeContinue reading “Publishing Real Talk”
Tag Archives: Writing
Expanding Horizons
From publishing Win We Shall to developing a TV pilot about a young Trini girl determined to save her family’s cocoa farm, 2024 was filled with unexpected adventures in storytelling. Join me as I share the journey of the past year and peek into what’s brewing for 2025 – including an exciting new project that’s taking my stories from page to screen.
Win We Shall Update
Homecoming and Looking Ahead I’m drafting this update while traveling back home after a transformational sojourn to the land that inspired Jamroq. The trip has been full of impartation and inspiration, connecting to people and a land we love. Even better, before leaving home, I was able to send out draft two of Win WeContinue reading “Win We Shall Update”
First draft, round two!
It’s done! It’s crazy and messy, but the first draft of Win We Shall is officially written.
The Rocky Road of Revision
Revising a first draft is – ROUGH! Hence my dubbing the process the rocky road of revision, which has nothing to do with ice cream. Haha
The Journey of a First Draft
A 2020 lockdown project that is finally getting somewhere!
One year, thirty chapters, 82,854 words later, I have officially reached my first milestone as an author: a completed first draft.
When I started this journey in 2020, I didn’t even know that first drafts were a thing.
I find now is the perfect time to celebrate with some reflection and lessons learned along the way.
Heidi Alert 