Annie is a novelist, blogger, nationally award-winning poet, and two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story author. She’s the author of The Extra, The Other, and The Spare (The Outsiders Sequence), and You Have to Let Them Bleed.
You Have to Let Them Bleed
The Other
The Outsiders Sequence #2
6/9/2026
The Spare
The Outsiders Sequence #3
3/9/2027
Author Archives: Annie Neugebauer
Revisions: a Diagram
It’s a little surprising for me to be able to tell you that I’m about 80% through with this round of revisions on my WIP. I’m hoping to finish this draft on Friday and send it to my beta readers … Continue reading
Posted in My Process
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Accepting the Bad with the Good
If you could take every negative thing that has happened, is happening, or will ever happen to you in your entire life and get it all over with at once—like one ten-year period of absolute hell—and then have the rest … Continue reading
Digital Implications
I’m in full-force editing mode right now, and I couldn’t quite drag myself away long enough this morning to write a new blog post. So I hope you’ll forgive me for sharing one of my old poems with you instead. … Continue reading
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Finding Comp Titles for Your Novel
What’s a comp title? In spite of the fact that I’m still (or at least should be) in revising/editing mode for another month or so, lately I’ve found my mind wandering more and more in the direction of comps. For … Continue reading
What Is Commercial Fiction?
And why you should stop assuming it’s trash. Myth: The quality of writing in commercial fiction is low. Myth: Commercial fiction is less intelligent than literary fiction. Myth: Commercial fiction isn’t “deep.” Myth: Commercial fiction is trashy. Myth: Commercial fiction … Continue reading
