deidrehuesmannOct 16, 20196 minWorldbuilding Part 1: ReligionWorldbuilding is daunting. The word itself is massive, encompasses everything from the characters to how they dress to how they behave. A...
deidrehuesmannOct 9, 20194 minEvernight Spotlight: Kate Larkindale InterviewWelcome to a new monthly blog, Evernight Spotlight! I'll be interviewing other authors from Evernight Teen about their latest releases, t...
deidrehuesmannOct 2, 20192 minMake It Queer: Rewriting a Solid PremiseRecently, I changed a WIP. I'm still querying, so I'd prefer to be vague, but it was essentially a fairy tale retelling where the heroine...
deidrehuesmannSep 25, 20191 minGood Luck At Pitch Wars!Today is Pitch Wars! I have a list of mentors to submit to and am frantically getting things together. So no blog today (I know, not cool...
deidrehuesmannSep 18, 20192 minFirst Chapter, Last Line!A lot's going on right now. I'm trying to get back to my old job. My laptop's fan is going haywire - not fun. I'm backing up my writing s...
deidrehuesmannSep 4, 20191 minBrief Blog HiatusHey all, just letting you know that the blog will resume normal posting on September 18th. I have a lot going on, including some desperat...
deidrehuesmannAug 28, 20195 minOtome Games part 2 (bonus: new art!)Why, yes, I do like more than three otome games! In fact, I enjoy quite a few, so I figured I'd share more. If you haven't read my first ...
deidrehuesmannAug 21, 20192 minSometimes you have to change all of it.One of my projects is on it's second revision - I've lost track of how many edits. Perhaps its third revision, since I've cut over 10,000...
deidrehuesmannAug 14, 20191 minAn art page!I was going to have a new post about writing, but I was overcome with the strangest affliction this week: the need to draw. Until now, I ...
deidrehuesmannAug 7, 20191 minI got married!My fiance and I tied the knot this past weekend. Most of our immediate families were there. I managed to get the youngest into a summer d...
deidrehuesmannJul 31, 20192 minQuerying is rough. Especially if you have anxiety.I started my querying journey with Blistered (A Modern Greek Myth), which was eventually picked up by a small press. But agents weren't r...
deidrehuesmannJul 24, 20193 minHow to Write as a SAHM?Writing requires a lot of dedication. You have to not just know but love the craft and be willing to deal with all the frustrations that ...
deidrehuesmannJul 17, 20195 minOtome Games: Part 1Did you know I have a weakness for otome games? It's true. For those who aren't aware, otome gemu translates to "maiden games" - ie, game...
deidrehuesmannJul 10, 20194 min"Will there be a sequel to Yearning Young?"Jeff, Braeden, and Maya weren't always ordinary teenagers. In fact, the first iteration of "Burning Britely" was utterly different.
deidrehuesmannJul 3, 20192 minBaking : Writing :: Potayto : PotahtoI've been writing since 2001. Well, probably earlier, but 2001 is when I remember having an online account specifically dedicated to the ...
deidrehuesmannJun 27, 20192 minBig ChangesThe past year has been quite a doozy. In August 2018, my mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer and passed a month later. In February ...
deidrehuesmannJun 27, 20191 minNew Site!After years of writing, I've finally doubled down and gotten a website together. It's sparse now, but keep your eyes peeled for future news!