Time in the Belly: Imbolc Season and Creative Waiting

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 3 Comments

I've been thinking about time a lot lately. In part, this is because I've been editing a book that centers around a time loop. I also had my birthday this week, which has me reflecting on how time pushes us forward whether we like it or not. In my fourth decade on this earth, the … Continue reading Time in the Belly: Imbolc Season and Creative Waiting

4 Myths (and the Truth) About Getting a Literary Agent

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 9 Comments

Every time I turn the page on a new chapter of this wild author journey, I realize just how little I knew before. That continues to hold true even though I now have author friends a few steps ahead of me. Despite all their invaluable guidance and advice, each new stage still feels like a … Continue reading 4 Myths (and the Truth) About Getting a Literary Agent

The Year of Showing Up: Setting My Intentions for 2022

January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 9 Comments

Happy New Year, dear readers, and welcome to my first blog post of 2022! As one of my goals for the New Year, you should expect to see more regular posts from me. My "writing about writing" has been especially rewarding over the last few months, in large part because of readers who have reached … Continue reading The Year of Showing Up: Setting My Intentions for 2022

2021 Wrap-Up and Year in Review

December 27, 2021December 26, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 2 Comments

I warned y'all that I love my year in review posts, right? Last week I reflected on what I learned this year. This week, because I'm in holiday mode, no thoughts brain empty, I'm doing more of a round-up post. I'll share my top blog posts, my favorite books from this year, some writing and … Continue reading 2021 Wrap-Up and Year in Review

Words Versus Spoons: On Writing with Chronic Illness

December 20, 2021February 12, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 3 Comments

I was going to blog about something else this week, probably editing and what it's like to return to a book I haven't looked at for awhile as I dip back into revisions on GALATEA'S PARADOX. However, life and my rogue immune system had other plans. I've been hesitant to write on this topic for … Continue reading Words Versus Spoons: On Writing with Chronic Illness

The Art of Letting Go

November 1, 2021November 22, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 1 Comment

In a week and a day my debut novel, CAMBION'S LAW, will be in the world. And that is an overwhelming sensation, my friends. These words that I worked on for years to refine and perfect as best I could are leaving my private headspace and by some alchemy making their way to yours. I … Continue reading The Art of Letting Go

Writing While the World Burns

September 20, 2021November 22, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 2 Comments

Lately, I’ve had apocalypse on the brain. A strange duality exists between my near-daily practice of creating, i.e. writing and revising, while chaos and catastrophe swirls as a near-daily occurrence in the world at large. This is not an upbeat advice post, so I apologize in advance. Feel free to skip this if it’s not … Continue reading Writing While the World Burns

A Look Into My Revision Process

August 16, 2021November 22, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 3 Comments

I started work on Draft Two of the sequel to CAMBION'S LAW yesterday! My editor has given a thumbs up to my revision synopsis, which was definitely NOT a thing I wrote to procrastinate starting the actual revision. She gave me some great feedback to chew over and incorporate, as well. And now...I'm out of … Continue reading A Look Into My Revision Process

The Joy of “Pantsing” It

July 5, 2021November 22, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 7 Comments

Writing by "the seat of your pants" is out of fashion. But what if, for me, that's where the magic happens? By "pantsing," of course, I don't mean the juvenile prank of pulling down an unsuspecting victim's pants. I'm talking about the drafting style known more accurately as "discovery writing" or "intuitive writing," which is … Continue reading The Joy of “Pantsing” It

Writing Through It: On Impostor Syndrome

June 28, 2021November 22, 2021 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 5 Comments

Who am I to write this post, anyway? Ironically, that's the thought running through my head right now. It's not like I have any secret formula for defeating impostor syndrome. But I do experience it frequently, and I'm not alone. Discussions and expressions of impostor syndrome come up in all of my writing groups, and … Continue reading Writing Through It: On Impostor Syndrome