If it hurts, it’s working
I am not a fulltime author. By day, I’m in marketing for a customer engagement software company that caters to auto dealers. This year,...
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Amanda Meuwissen
Apr 30, 20192 min
66 Days to Create Good Writing Habits
More than any other piece of advice, what people most often ask me is how do I foster good writing habits to create as much content as I...
Amanda Meuwissen
Mar 25, 20193 min
5 Tips for a Successful Author Convention
There are many kinds of conventions. The ones I’m most familiar with are comic cons (being a huge geek myself) and creator conventions...
Amanda Meuwissen
Feb 11, 20191 min
Coming Up for Air - Cover Reveal & Pre-order
Check out my new Dreamspinner Press novel: Coming Up for Air It’s not easy being someone’s fairy tale. Leigh Hurley is making a name for...
Amanda Meuwissen
Jan 15, 20192 min
The fine line between subverting expectations and giving readers what they want
The first thing to realize is what you’ve already been told a thousand times – you can’t please everyone. But! That does not mean you...
Amanda Meuwissen
Dec 10, 20181 min
A Model Escort - Cover Reveal & Pre-order
Check out my new Dreamspun Desires novel: A Model Escort What’s the value of love? Shy data scientist Owen Quinn is brilliant at...
Amanda Meuwissen
Nov 12, 20182 min
How to Finish Your Novel
I’ve lost count of how many times, usually while at a convention like I was the weekend of MCBA Fall ComiCon in St. Paul, Minnesota,...
Amanda Meuwissen
Oct 10, 20183 min
Why M/M (Gay Male) Romance?
I often get the question – why M/M? Why a focus on male characters and male relationships? The simple answer for me is that I relate more...
Amanda Meuwissen
Sep 12, 20182 min
Mentoring Aspiring Authors
My mentoring of others for writing began with my work as Managing Editor for the indie publisher BigWorldNetwork. As much as I adore...
Amanda Meuwissen
Aug 28, 20183 min
Fun Facts Surrounding Lovesick Titans
There are three fun facts surrounding Lovesick Titans, and the overall two-part series. 1st: It’s an adapted fanfic about The Flash and...
Amanda Meuwissen
Jul 12, 20182 min
The Character I Identify With Most
Many authors identify with their heroes. In my case, my ‘hero’ is an actual superhero. He’s also more villainous than his nemesis. The...
Amanda Meuwissen
Jun 30, 20182 min
AU (Alternate Universe) a Day Challenge
I stumbled up this original post a few weeks ago and decided almost immediately that I would take the challenge up myself and do it for...
Amanda Meuwissen
Jun 10, 20182 min
What A Difference Three Years Make
Three years ago, my husband and I donned Captain Cold and Heat Wave cosplay for the first time, inspired by the versions on the CW’s The...
Amanda Meuwissen
May 24, 20182 min
Lovesick Titans, MSP ComiCon, and First Edition Deal
MSP ComiCon was this past weekend, my favorite event of the year to bring books, as it’s run by a great organization, MCBA, free for...
Amanda Meuwissen
Apr 25, 20182 min
Dear Lucifer – Be Like Castle not Bones
I’m a big fan of the comic adaptation TV series Lucifer on FOX. A recent episode did a nod to its sister show Bones relating Lucifer’s...
Amanda Meuwissen
Feb 19, 20181 min
New Cover Reveal for Lovesick Gods
One thing I love about being both a self-published author and an author who has worked with smaller indie publishers is the amount of...
Amanda Meuwissen
Jan 4, 20182 min
Not even Star Wars can make everyone happy
I think one thing that all creators struggle with is the question: what causes people to dislike something?
Amanda Meuwissen
Sep 9, 20175 min
How to adapt a fanfic into an original novel
I love fandom. I love fanfiction. I don’t plan to ever stop writing it or being part of fandoms that make me smile. I am also a published...
Amanda Meuwissen
Aug 18, 20173 min
The Book Was Better (but not always) – My Reaction to Good Omens Casting
Who’s excited for Good Omens to come to Amazon as a series next year? Personally, I am psyched, because Good Omens is my favorite...
Amanda Meuwissen
Jun 27, 20172 min
Write every day – a page, a paragraph, even a sentence. Here’s how.
Not every sentence you write has to be for your next book. Most people think that a detour to write a blog post or even a social media...
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