If you want to learn more about the best ways to build a character, as well as hear an inordinate amount of cinnamon roll related …
Justine Manzano
Bronx Book Fair 2018
It’s amazing how easy it is to live within a bubble. I live in Bronx, NY, and I have my entire life. I work in …
Busy Weekend of Writing Events
Hey all! This weekend has been and will continue to be a super exciting weekend. On top of a birthday gathering with my two beautiful …
Kill the Superstition, Save the Writer
Hello everybody! Today I am guest blogging over on Jacy Sellers’ blog. She’s been hosting a new series called MOTHER WRITERS, where authors discuss their …
Out with the Old, In With The New
When I started 2017, I was feeling seriously optimistic. I teamed up with my husband, Ismael, and his sister, Megan, to create a free editing …
What’s In My Bag?
Every now and then, when the brain machine is not turning out blog ideas, and I’m stuck in one of the inevitable holding patterns that …
Choosing to Stand Still has a new home!
My short story, Choosing to Stand Still, has found a new online home on the UK site Fiction on the Web! Check it out and …
Choosing to Stand Still has been accepted for publication—Again!
Hello all, I recently discovered that the website where my short story, “Choosing to Stand Still” was being hosted was taken down, as the literary …
40 Reasons Why I Write
Relatively recently, Bryan Hutchinson issued a challenge on his blog, Positive Writer – list 40 reasons why you write. You can see his answers here. …
Camp NanoWriMo 2017!
For anybody who doesn’t know, I’ve spent the last month doing Camp NanoWriMo. Now, most people know about NaNoWriMo. It takes place in the month …