by Eliza | Nov 6, 2020 | Nanowrimo, Writing
This update is a little nuts because it’s way more than just one week. I started my NaNo project a little bit early, on October 18th (okay, a lot-a-bit early.) I haven’t written every single day since then, as you’ll see in the graphs below, but...
by Eliza | Oct 31, 2020 | Author Life, Book Blog, Writing
Over the past 30 days, I have posted on my blog at least once a day and I’ve been active on Twitter. I decided to blog each day for 30 days as a way to launch this website because my previous website (elizastopps.wordpress.com) had been inactive for a long time....
by Eliza | Oct 27, 2020 | Author Life, Publishing, Writing
When I started taking my writing more seriously, in 2016, I wrote a lot. I finished: 3 Leslie Kim Serial novellas1 YA Fantasy1 horror / romance with an unreliable narrator novella3 middle grade fantasy novelsHalf of one contemporary women’s fiction / romance involving...
by Eliza | Oct 26, 2020 | Author Life, Writing
This is a repost from Filles Vertes Publishing, posted with permission here. This post was originally written by me and posted on their platform. Be the Boss of Your Morning You wake up to the sound of your alarm blaring at 5 am. You manage to roll out of bed and...
by Eliza | Oct 25, 2020 | Leslie Kim Serials, Publishing, Writing
I know I’m not the only writer that has many characters and many stories floating around in my head at the same time. When I get an idea for a character, I will sit down and write them into a scene. It doesn’t have to be a book or even an idea for a book. I just plop...
by Eliza | Oct 23, 2020 | Author Life, Leslie Kim Serials, Writing
What is a Grootslang? For the Leslie Kim Serials, I wanted a mixture of fantasy and science fiction elements. The fantasy part comes in to play with the Mythical creatures that Leslie hunts. He’s a monster hunter turned private investigator. In serial #101, he is...
