
ASK AUNTIE MJ: FINDING A VOICE
decodedjoy asked you: Hi Auntie MJ, I have a question… How did you develop your writing “voice”? People say that the world needs more story tellers, but the world doesn’t need

decodedjoy asked you: Hi Auntie MJ, I have a question… How did you develop your writing “voice”? People say that the world needs more story tellers, but the world doesn’t need

raggedyanndy asked you: Let’s talk names. How do you choose your characters’ names? Any advice or resources for people looking for names? How important do you think it is to have

handful-of-berries asked you: Do you think it’s better to start at the beginning of your novel and just write straight through or skip around and write the parts you’re most excited

gitana1 asked you: Hi! I am doing NaNoWrimo this month while I’m a Junior in college and I work 30 hours a week. My classes are hard this semester and when

insomniapple asked you: Dear auntie MJ, my paragraphs are really short! I know it shouldn’t matter but I feel like I must be missing something. Does it matter if they are

navigatefreedom asked you: How am I supposed to motivate myself when I have the wide world of tumblr sitting here? Dear navigatefreedom, You are fortuitously named! This might be my shortest