Karis Rogerson

1 month ago | shewrites.com | Karis Rogerson

Learn from my mistakes, friends! I spent nearly nine years querying five different projects, sending hundreds of individual requests over the years. I queried esteemed agents who’d been at their agencies for decades and I queried brand-new agents who’d just opened their inboxes. I received rejections within minutes and I received rejections after over a year in the slush pile. Over the course of those nine years, I made plenty of mistakes.

Nov 27, 2024 | shewrites.com | Karis Rogerson

My writing friends have saved my books — honestly my life — more times than I can count. I long for the day I publish a book in part so I can shout them out in the acknowledgments.

Nov 11, 2024 | shewrites.com | Karis Rogerson

I first shared my writing in a somewhat-public sphere as a college sophomore. I had been hired onto the school newspaper as an editor of the Opinion section (my qualifications being that I was willing to do the job, I’m pretty sure), and so I had to produce one editorial every week, in addition to curating 3-4 other pieces of opinion writing.

Oct 29, 2024 | shereads.com | Karis Rogerson

Tigest Girma is the debut author of the YA Black vampire trilogy opener Immortal Dark, which hit shelves in September 2024, and immediately rocketed to the top of the bestseller list becoming an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. The Adane family has been intertwined with the immortal and dangerous world of vampires for generations.

Oct 18, 2024 | shewrites.com | Karis Rogerson

I recently finished the first draft of a novel — my eighth! For each of the previous seven novels, I’ve done anywhere from four to 12 rounds of revisions. Because I’m a quick writer who leaves some plot holes and empty sections in the novel while I’m drafting, I don’t plan to let anyone read this new novel for at least another draft. Which means I’m on my own for this first round of revision. Luckily, I’m also a systems girlie, so I do have a finely-honed, oft-practiced revision routine.