Author Archives: Rena

I know I’m not the first person to look at the road towards getting an agent and adventures in dating and see creepy similarities between the two. It really makes a lot of sense when you think about it. In … Continue reading →

I have been sitting here, trying to come up with a clever title for this post, and wanting desperately to mention bras somewhere in the title. Why? Because that’s what I think about what I think about being lifted up … Continue reading →

On Saturday I went and saw the movie Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters. And I enjoyed it. It had good action, a fast moving plot, likable characters, and plenty of humor. But it was nothing like the … Continue reading →

I was scrolling through Twitter today and nodding along with all the sage advice from writers and agents, as you do, when I came across this quote: At first I was like, Okay, yeah, totally. Because, of course, I doubt … Continue reading →

I have mentioned it before, and it is almost certain that I will mention it many more times, but I have one of the most awesome support systems around. People who will listen to me, will cheer me on, will … Continue reading →

I love Twitter. I love reading agents’ and authors’ thoughts and quips, and seeing their interactions with each other. I remarked once in a tweet that sometimes Twitter feels like middle school. You watch these people and feel like they … Continue reading →

Most of the major editing work I’ve done in my life has been of my own work or educational work. Neither of those types of editing is particularly fun, but both have been necessary. Last weekend I had the opportunity … Continue reading →

During a session today (at my day job as a therapist), I was challenging a kid by telling her that it is a choice to be bored. I told her there is no reason to ever be bored, as long … Continue reading →

Refreshed…renewed…rejuvenated…relaxed… Rejected. Well, folks, I’m in the midst of a querying storm, and you know what that means. Lots of rejections. It’s really difficult sometimes not to feel defeated when that “Dear Author” email shows up in the ol’ inbox. … Continue reading →

Yesterday I did something I had hesitated to do for a while. I started a Facebook fan page for my writing. I had hesitated because it seems really…what’s the word…presumptuous? I mean, I’m not published. I have two completed novels, … Continue reading →