Tips & Advice
8 Things I Learned About Writing From MTV’s TEEN WOLF
Eight things I learned about writing and story from watching MTV’s Teen Wolf.
books
2021 Anticipated Releases
With the new year comes new books! Here’s some books releasing (mostly in early) 2021 that have caught my eye, in order of release date. Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas – January 12th Thomas has an excellent, easy-to-read contemporary narrative Read more…
books
Holiday shopping indie book recs!
Are you doing Christmas or holiday shopping for a book lover in your life? Why not try giving them a book they might not know about already and gift them an indie book? Unsure where to start? Allow me to Read more…
books
SMB Vol. II Pre-order Info + signed books/bookplates
Servant, Mercenary, Brother: A Dresden Jakobs Vignette Collection Volume II releases November 21st, 2020! If you buy an ebook or paperback copy of SMB II thru Nov 21st and send an email to selina[at]selinargonzalez[dot]com with Subject: SMB II Preorder and Read more…
Tips & Advice
Concept to Story
Note: This is also available as a live video on my Instagram IGTV: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CGyby3snLwt/. I believe you should be able to watch it even if you don’t have an account. Since National Novel Writing Month starts a week from today, Read more…
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Comparison for Writers: Healthy versus Unhealthy
Is comparison always wrong? Or, conversely, is comparison always useful? I’m a firm believer that universal quantifiers are usually wrong. So short answer, no to both of the above questions. For this post, I want to look at ways comparison Read more…
creativity
Writing a book: Plot Changes
*NOTE: The following post contains The Mercenary and the Mage duology SPOILERS* (for both books) If you’ve spent much time in writing circles, you’ve probably heard the terms “plotter” and “pantser” used as shorthand to refer to writers who do Read more…
Prince of Shadow and Ash
Coming this year!
Announcing publication dates! Paperback of Servant, Mercenary, Brother (prequel novella):Jan 22, 2020 And watch my social media for a giveaway on February 12th! Prince of Shadow and Ash (The Mercenary and the Mage Book I): May 13th, 2020 You can Read more…
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2020 Book Releases
Do I have a HUGE backlist of unread books? Yes. Have I gotten to all the 2019 releases I was excited for? No. Do I plan on doing some rereads of old books in the new year? Yes. Does any of that stop me from scouring Goodreads and stalking friends’ book lists for 2020 releases to be excited about? Absolutely not.
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My Top Reads of 2019
It feels a touch early to list favorite reads of 2019, but I’m already having a hard enough time choosing. At least this way, I can’t add any MORE books to the mix. XD First: My reading goal! I met Read more…