Cover Wars, Baby’s First Podcast, and a Brief Rant

July 25, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 1 Comment

Hi there! Coming in a bit late this morning with some announcements and a short grumble. Cambion's Blood is competing in Cover Wars this week! The gorgeous cover of Cambion's Blood is featured in Author Shout's Cover Wars this week. You can vote for beautiful demon women carrying swords here. The winning cover will become … Continue reading Cover Wars, Baby’s First Podcast, and a Brief Rant

Make Creative Space: Shifting Gears to Slow My Roll

July 18, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 3 Comments

Hi, my name is Erin, and I'm bad at taking breaks. Notoriously bad at it. I am anything but a role model for self-care, no matter how many posts I write about it, trying to convince myself otherwise. Exhibit 1: I am about to write a blog post about how I'm giving myself a break … Continue reading Make Creative Space: Shifting Gears to Slow My Roll

Shoshana Rain on Hybrid Authorship and Writing Anti-Heroines

July 11, 2022July 10, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ Leave a comment

Welcome to the latest edition of my occasional interview series “How Tho?!” in which I ask cool writers breaking traditional career molds and doing amazing work about their writing path and process. Today I’m chatting with my good friend and #SelfPitch project partner Shoshana Rain, author of STRIFE’S APPLE is a modern fantasy romance the … Continue reading Shoshana Rain on Hybrid Authorship and Writing Anti-Heroines

Five Lessons From the Other Side of the Query Letter

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ Leave a comment

Hello from the other side! June has been a busy month for me. I had my second book release and wrote my first official edit letter as a Rogue Mentor. I’m also slowly working through feedback letters to some Rogue hopefuls. And now that my mentee has started her revision process, I want to share … Continue reading Five Lessons From the Other Side of the Query Letter

SJ Whitby on Self-Pub, Superheroes, and Series Writing

June 20, 2022June 19, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 1 Comment

Welcome to the latest edition of my occasional interview series “How Tho?!” in which I ask cool writers doing amazing work about their writing path and process. Today I’m chatting with S.J. Whitby, author of the Cute Mutants series (now, with their first multi-author anthology in the world, legitimately the Cute Mutants Extended Universe!) SJ … Continue reading SJ Whitby on Self-Pub, Superheroes, and Series Writing

Debut No More: Why the Second Book Hits Different

June 6, 2022June 5, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 2 Comments

Read on for an excerpt from Cambion's Blood! My debut year has come and gone. In a way, it's nice to be able to say that. There’s so much expectation and pressure wrapped up in first-time authorship. I wrote here extensively about my debut experience. It was a wild year of ups and downs, lessons … Continue reading Debut No More: Why the Second Book Hits Different

Don’t Let Craft Advice Silence Your Authorial Voice

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 4 Comments

The internet is full of craft advice for writers. Some of it is even good advice. All of it purports to make your writing better, more readable, more relatable, more salable. I’m not talking about grammar advice, like how to punctuate dialogue. That’s a mechanical skill. It’s mostly objective, at least within its specific context … Continue reading Don’t Let Craft Advice Silence Your Authorial Voice

Interview: Lin Codega on Queer Pop Culture Journalism

May 23, 2022May 22, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ Leave a comment

Welcome to the second edition of “How Tho,” my new blog interview series in which I pick the brains of fellow creatives and publishing pros on aspects of craft, community, and how they go about doing the amazing things they do. I love to get people talking about their unique paths and creative passions. To … Continue reading Interview: Lin Codega on Queer Pop Culture Journalism

It’s Never Too Late (or Early) to Start Your Writing Career

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 2 Comments

Writing has no age restrictions. This should go without saying. And yet. Every few weeks, it seems, the discourse comes around again. Specifically, it tends to revolve around the age of debut authors in particular. Usually it starts because someone relatively young comments that they feel like they have to get their first book deal … Continue reading It’s Never Too Late (or Early) to Start Your Writing Career

Growth Is a Spiral: Repetition and Return in Practice

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 ~ Erin Fulmer ~ 4 Comments

The more things stay the same, the more they change. What? No, I didn't accidentally write that backwards. Because the thing about growth, about learning, is that it doesn’t travel in a straight line. It often doesn’t feel like growth in the moment. It often feels circular, like repetition, like return. It can feel like … Continue reading Growth Is a Spiral: Repetition and Return in Practice