We’re back with another one of our segments, Write State of Mind, where we interview authors about mindset, their processes, and their journey. This week we have Kelly Coon! In this episode we discussed:
- Surviving 106 rejections
- Kelly’s trick for sticking with the query process
- Tools writers need even after publication
- Learning from the greats
- Staying connected to writing during a pandemic
- How Kelly makes routines work
- Walking to improve focus
- Kelly’s immense commitment to craft
Kelly Coon is a young adult author represented by Kari Sutherland of Bradford Lit, an editor for Blue Ocean Brain, a member of the Washington Post Talent Network, a former high school English teacher, and the author of two test prep guides, ACT STRATEGY SMART and ACE THE ACT.
Kelly was the test prep expert for About.com for seven years, and has been published with both Scholastic and MSN in the education arena. In the parenting realm, Kelly has been published in The Washington Post, Scary Mommy, ParentMap, Folks, and other sites, regaling tales of life in the trenches with her three boys. She adores giving female characters the chance to flex their muscles and use their brains, and wishes every story got the happy ending she’s living near Tampa with her sons, brilliant husband, and a rescue pup who will steal your sandwich. Gravemaidens is her debut novel.
Kelly hangs out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and her website.
Find Kelly’s latest release, Warmaidens.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maas
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