The Official Blog of A. E. Costello

Transform Your Writing Hobby into an Author Career Using This Guide – GUEST POST

Nurturing a writing hobby into a successful author career is a journey of passion, strategy, and dedication. There are so many things to consider that it can seem overwhelming, but the process isn’t impossible. In this guide, courtesy of A. E. Costello, we’ll uncover the essential steps and strategies to transition smoothly from a writing…

Your Guide to Getting Discovered as a Professional Writer- GUEST POST

Your Guide to Getting Discovered as a Professional Writer As an author who dreams of writing for a living, getting eyes on your work can often feel like an elusive goal. The path to getting discovered is riddled with obstacles and challenges. However, as A. E. Costello knows, becoming a professional author is far from…

How NaNoWriMo Went- The Disaster of Plantsering

Hey Readers! Here to update about my NaNoWriMo 2023 journey. So, I’ve always been a pantser, but before I started the NaNoWriMo for “The Archmage’s Wish” (new and improved title), I had done a little freewriting. That freewriting developed into a small outline that I was going to use as a jumping board to begin…

NaNo Novel Project Announcement

Hi Readers, A. E. Costello here. So it is National Novel Writing Month November 2023! I am finally taking part again since 2021, I skipped 2022, and broke my streak, since I had taken part every year since 2014 to 2021. Urgh! Its frustrating now that I think about it. I’ll have to start all…

National Novel Writing Month- Day 1 2023

National Novel Writing Month is here! The first day! I stayed up until midnight on Discord in my region’s chatroom, and did a fifteen minute sprint. I got out 33 words, which was better than I expected, because I was very, very tired staying up that late. I had expected that I’d only manage like…

A. E. Returns: Where I’ve Been and Where I’m Going

So long time, no speak! First, I need to say that this post will sound familiar, because it was originally posted in March 2023, but I put it back to drafts. I’ve updated this post, and am posted it again, now rewritten and updated for current events. So it’s A. E. here, back again! (again)…