Maggie EliotApr 163 minMy Illogical PrejudiceHi friends! It's been a while. In the constant back and forth between writing and trying to get my writing out there, I've been focused...
Maggie EliotNov 23, 20213 minFinish and Then StartHi friends! Not gonna lie, it's been a bit of a slog for the past month. I've been writing in fits and spurts, and for the last few days,...
Maggie EliotOct 21, 20213 minEat Your (Craft) Veggies!When I first started writing fiction after years of writing for the stage, this word kept coming up in all of the writing groups,...
Maggie EliotAug 23, 20214 minReal Life World BuildingHi friends! I've missed you. Sorry for the long absence. It's been an EXTREMELY busy summer with the real job and I've been doing a...
Maggie EliotApr 29, 20213 minAm I Unmasking If No One Even Knows Me?Hi friends! I've got a conundrum that I legitimately need your feedback on. I spent some time last week updating this site. I'm kind of...
Maggie EliotApr 9, 20214 minThe Thing About Changes...Hi friends. I'm pleased to share that I'm able to write this post tonight because I've completed the first pass through my novel working...
Maggie EliotMar 4, 20213 min"I Miss Strangers"Hi friends. In my last post, I mentioned having a surgery. Glad to report, it went well and I'm home recovering. I feel "good" in the...
Maggie EliotFeb 22, 20213 minMaking Me FEEL This post starts with a couple of confessions. The first is that I'm super awkward when it comes to meeting famous people. The second is...
Maggie EliotFeb 11, 20213 minNo Makes Yes So Much SweeterThis week presented a major milestone for me as an author. Following the many rejections I've been collecting like Pokemon, I finally got...
Maggie EliotFeb 5, 20214 minPlot Bunnies and the Carousel of ManuscriptsI suppose if one's creative life didn't have it's peaks and valleys it would get rather dull. But it does get tedious knowing that with...
Maggie EliotJan 6, 20213 minThe Dumbest Reason to Write a PostHi friends, Boy oh boy has it been a minute. I'd apologize for my disappearing act, but fuck it. It's a pandemic. One thing I've gotten...
Maggie EliotJun 13, 20203 minWheel Spinning in the PlagueI hope this post finds you in good health. It's been a while since I put any thoughts here. There have been too many to sort and share!...
Maggie EliotFeb 29, 20201 minOMG I fixed the font!!Shortest blog post ever, but I just wanted to revel in the fact that I finally figured out how to get rid of the scrolling script font...
Maggie EliotFeb 29, 20202 minI Finished Another Book!OKAY! So the news of the week...I finished a new book! It's a contemporary romance which, for now, is called After the Win. It started as...
Maggie EliotJan 8, 20202 minHoly Shit! I Wrote an Outline! (sort of)I'm working on something new and I just got to that point where the initial blush of inspiration has run its course and I have to make...
Maggie EliotSep 12, 20192 minFEAR!When I think back to my days in high school and undergrad theatre, I'm jealous of the fearless little shit I used to be. Even though some...
Maggie EliotSep 4, 20192 minOne Rejection Down, God Knows How Many to GoI got my first bona fide rejection from an agent today. I wear it like a badge of honor. It was an auto-generated form email simply...
Maggie EliotJul 20, 20192 minThe Waiting GameOver the 4th of July weekend, I took a HUGE step in my writing efforts. It wasn't finishing a WIP, it wasn't editing an existing...
Maggie EliotJun 17, 20192 minOh Jesus! The site is live!It's a very strange thing to be shy when your outward persona is very much the opposite. I've been performing for the entirety of my...
Maggie EliotApr 16, 20194 minFrom Stage To PageThe biggest challenge I've faced in the transition from writing plays to writing novels is world building. My whole writing career up...