Category: Writing Journey

• Half-year check-in (or surviving debut year)

  2025 has been a crazy year so far. Great, but crazy considering the number of releases, deals, edits, and events happening. I keep telling myself I will slow down the pace in 2026, but knowing myself, it will probably be the same. I guess I’ll sleep when I’m dead, right? #SmallPitch is stronger than ever…

  Millie Abecassis

  July 23, 2025

  #SmallPitch, A Legacy of Blood and Bones, Book Recommendations, Bright City, Shattered, Daughters of the Blue Moon, Moon Dust, The Color of Time, The Seventh Sister, Writing Journey

  #SmallPitch, author, books, debut author, fairytale retelling, fantasy, fantasy books, historical fantasy, horror, horror books, indie press, literary agents, novel, novella, publishing, Reading, sci-fi, sci-fi books, science fantasy, science fiction, writer, writer life, writing, writing community, writing convention, Writing Journey

• Three years, two manuscripts, and three hundred rejections

  If you follow me on social media and/or are a subscriber to my newsletter, you probably know that I am now represented by A.J. Van Belle at the Booker Albert Literary Agency, and that I just signed with Row House Publishing for the release of my debut novel A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE this…

  Millie Abecassis

  May 17, 2025

  Writing Journey

  author, books, fantasy, indie press, literary agents, publishing, querying, querying journey, science-fiction, writing, writing community, Writing Journey, writing-tips

• Looking back at 2023 (and looking forward to 2024)

  2023 has been a roller coaster year for me. It started terribly, but amazing things happened to me eventually, for both my personal life and my author journey. • January-June • Cats only have one life 🐱 In January, during a routine vet exam, our vet noticed for the first time that my cat Haiku…

  Millie Abecassis

  December 31, 2023

  Writing Journey

  author, books, cats, charles perrault, debut author, debut novel, donkey skin, fairy tale, fairy tale retelling, fantasy, grief, little red riding hood, mental health, perrault, retelling, science fantasy, science-fiction, writer, writing, writing community, Writing Journey

• Looking back at 2022 (and looking forward to 2023)

  2022 is almost over. I thought it would be appropriate to inaugurate my new blog by looking back at 2022, and share what I’m excited about for 2023. A lot happened to me in 2022. I wrote two books, got into querying agents and submitting to small presses for the first time, and outlined an…

  Millie Abecassis

  December 19, 2022

  Writing Journey