by Laura Brooke Robson | Aug 17, 2020 | Archives, Life
For the past nine days, I’ve been in a hotel room with windows that don’t open. I can’t leave. I don’t even have a room key. Three times a day, someone knocks on my door with a paper bag of food. It’s weird. But I’m very glad to be...
by Laura Brooke Robson | Jan 5, 2020 | Archives, Life, Writing
Upon announcing a Big Fancy Book Deal™, a certified Author-In-Training starts to hear some of the same things over and over. But no oft-heard reaction perplexes me more than: Obviously, this is a very kind, if unfounded, thing to say about me. And people say it all...
by Laura Brooke Robson | Sep 25, 2019 | Archives, Editing, Life, Writing
A year and a half ago, I sold my first two books to a publisher. People asked, mostly: What’s the title? Oh, awkward, we’re retitling it so I don’t know yet!What’s the cover? Oh, oops, so I won’t see the cover until closer to the release.Is it written? Yes! It’s...
by Laura Brooke Robson | Oct 18, 2018 | Life, Writing
*By which I mean literature, not, like, “Suh dude, lit party.” Though in my opinion, books are also pretty lit. Hi friends! Well, we’re here. Four months after college graduation, and I’m finally doing that “life update” all my friends did in June. Oops. And what a...
by Laura Brooke Robson | Aug 13, 2018 | Critiques, Editing, Life, Writing
Who are you? Hello! I’m Laura. I write YA fantasy and I want to mentor your manuscript! If you’re not familiar with Pitch Wars, go check it out here. Essentially, it’s a writing competition/community/event that helps writers edit their manuscripts and connect with...
by Laura Brooke Robson | May 15, 2018 | Life, Writing
tl;dr: My book is a thing! It’s a thing you’re gonna get to read! Celebrate with me! Long version: When I was six, I decided I wanted to be an author. Not much has changed. Ahh, youth. When I was fourteen, I finished my first full length book. There were dragons and a...
