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...
by Laura Brooke Robson | Nov 25, 2017 | Life, Stanford, Writing
I recently had a couple of good friends describe me as “really upbeat and optimistic.” Which is awesome and all, but I couldn’t help myself from thinking… Really? I try my best to be a cheerful person—it’s something my parents emphasized the heck out of when I was...
by Laura Brooke Robson | Nov 23, 2017 | Life, Writing
Thanksgiving was particularly timely this year. There is so much that I’m thankful for—health, family, friends—but I’m feeling especially grateful for the writing world as of late. I wrote my first full length novel when I was thirteen, and I was pretty sure it was...
by Laura Brooke Robson | Sep 29, 2016 | Editing, Life, Stanford, Writing
Do you ever hear a song that just speaks to your soul? One of those tunes that gets stuck in your head for days on end, because whoever wrote it is clearly some parallel universe version of you? Like, a song that captures exactly how you’re feeling? For me, this song...