​One of the absolute best things that comes from getting a publishing contract for your novel, is that you get the opportunity to work with an editor.


Everyone says that the editing process can be difficult or long, but it can be a really great experience too, but either way, there is always so much to be learned while undertaking it. 

And to be honest, it is really exciting to see your work shape up with someone else's careful attention!
​Like really really exciting!

Can't Wait.
Millic.



Ocean's clear
No more mirror
Feel inside
Million butterflies
Under daylight

I can’t wait till you come over, ah



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This is my 100th blog post!


Whoah!


​I'm celebrating by sharing a little of what I've learned on my journey to publication!
I hope it might be interesting and help others who are on the same journey I was! :) 
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Welcome to my first YA Author Interview of 2019!


I have given the look of these a bit of a refresh for the new year, and have some interesting interviews coming up, which I will hopefully manage to post on a monthly basis like I did last year.

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For my first 2019 interview, I am so excited to be hosting the absolutely lovely Beck Nicholas, who has written a bunch of wonderful YA novels and also happens to live in my city!

So excited to be hosting Beck, and I hope you find her answers as interesting as I did! 
:)

This post talks about the author questionnaire, which was something I had to fill out very early on in the publication process.

It is basically an information request from a publisher, to see what (or who) you know that might be helpful for your publicity or marketing, and also to see what interesting stories there may be behind your work.

And my understanding is, the more they know about you the better!

Well here it is, the end of the year. The end of 2018!
And instead of writing a big reflection post I thought I'd put this collection of all my monthly diary entries of the year together instead (mainly because I am on holiday and it is hot and I'd rather be at the beach :) And I am lazy! Ha!).

In reflection, this is what I have achieved in 2018, and I'm not going to lie, I feel very proud of it!

• Signed my first book contract for my YA debut novel
• Worked with an editor to get it ready for publication
• Wrote 3 first drafts (2 super rough and one edited fully)
• Read 61 books (3 adult novels and the rest YA books)
• Was brave and attended book events and made new friends (through my cool book club and new author friends)
• And some other stuff too, probably!

Give it All.
Foals.


Give me something I haven't seen
Give me the red light turning green
Give me the words but not the page
Give me it all
I called you up
Three times last night
Running through the streets
Bloody, from a fist fight
Keep you warm
Keep you there
Wanna keep you all

​It is interesting to me, because in a lot of ways you expect that when you finally achieve a goal you've held dear for years, you will suddenly feel very different, very fulfilled and very satisfied.
I don't think it's really the case.

Basically, your goals just immediately shift to something new (published one book? Now you can't stop thinking about publishing another one!). This means I still spend every waking moment refreshing my inbox to see if the status of my ongoing projects has changed... anything new? What's happening?

I guess it is good in some ways, because that feeling does keep driving me onwards, which can only be a good thing. But it was definitely a surprise, and not something I expected.

This has made me think about reflecting, and how important and healthy that can be, no matter what stage you are at in a career.