Someone, somewhere, at some point in my life, once told me that it is possible to be a full-time writer and not starve. And once I heard that, there was no looking back. I want to thank this person. I also want to punch them, because now I am cursed. There's no convincing me that …
A few times per week, I offer unsolicited writing advice to anyone who will listen. Sometimes, I even follow it myself. Tip #1 - Score your book. No, I'm not suggesting you give it a rating from 1-10. Do a little digging on Spotify, or Amazon Music, or iTunes, or whatever your preferred streaming platform …
In the past few months, I think I've counted maybe thirteen different articles floating around the internet about how to treat introverts. Lists of reasons why introverts don't want to hang out with me, and what it is that introverts need in their lives, and how staying in on a Friday night is actually an …
Hi everyone! I'm doing a little shameless promoting for this blog post, but I think everyone will really enjoy! If you don't already know, my first novel was recently published by Lands Atlantic. It has been such an exciting journey. I thought it might be fun to share the first chapter on The Rough Draft! …
Hello, everyone. I've been incredibly busy lately, what with my book coming out in less than twenty days (HOLY MOLY, IT'S FINALLY HERE) and revisions of the new book and working on short stories for my fiction class and also forcing myself to trudge through all of the other academic work on my agenda so …
This is probably going to be a quick post, not because I don't think it's important, but because it's 10:52 on a Sunday night and I have a test in the morning. But it's on my mind, so I thought I might talk about it. I had a bad week. Like, really bad. I …
I just absolutely hate it when bloggers begin their latest blog post with something like, "Sorry, I've been so absent, and haven't been posting on my blog, but..." It's a my-dog-ate-my-homework excuse. Like, don't apologize! Keep up with your blog! Make a blogging schedule and stick to it! Come on! Be disciplined, damn it! But, …
Oh, Lordy, it’s that time of year again, isn’t it? Here she comes, the month to trump all other months, the Queen December, and for 31 days may she reign. I have been so “crazy busy” over the past month that I began to sound like a Kardashian sister. And I know that I’m not …
"Always write when you are just a tad hungry." This is a piece of writing advice I read somewhere or heard from someone maybe, like, ten years ago. I'm not sure who originally said it, so if you know, please inform me, but I have to say...this is crap. Whenever I write when I am …
Confession time. I'm about to say something totally un-American and a lot of people will most certainly disagree with me and maybe even be so inclined to comment with a history lesson on how the turkey was almost the National bird. Oh well. Guess what? I don't like Thanksgiving. Maybe it's the fact that …
Sarah Galyean Jones 