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First November, Then I Write
Are you ready for November? It's NaNoWriMo. Writers everywhere are devoting the month to spilling whole novels onto the page. I have something different in mind. A few somethings, actually. Are you ready? Today, Nov 4, I'm attending an emergency…
My Summer Reading Wish List
I'm jumping in with one more Top Ten Tuesday list before I get back to my regular (irregular!) posting. This week's prompt is "top ten books to read at the beach or by the pool" also known as "What do…
Ten Bookish Worlds
I was inspired by Iris at HoardofBooks to take part in Top Ten Tuesday as organized by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme is Bookish Worlds I’d Want to/Never Want to Live In. Sifting through my bookshelf (physical and Goodreads), I…
2017 Top 17 Photos
I am enjoying some wonderful family time this holiday season as 2017 winds down. I was inspired by this great idea from Chelsea Avery to review the year in pictures. There seems to be a theme of friends, family and books…
Choosing The Niche Of Life
What’s Your Niche? In the world of book marketing, and marketing in general, this question keeps coming up. I get it. I understand how talking to a small group of interested people is better than talking to a large group…
Transformed and Ready for Flight
It may seem like I have been on hiatus since publishing Shine Bright: Live A Supernova Life, but that's not it at all. Actually, I have been transformed. Where Have I Been? This spring was intense! Publishing a book at…
Truth or Do I Dare Fiction?
Fiction or non-fiction -- which gets closer to the truth? Non-fiction writing is -- by its very nature -- the truth. A writer relays the facts as they know them. As long as the writer is careful about facts and…
Gratitude – and a Free eBook
I feel blessed in several ways as I try to navigate the turbid waters of writing and publishing. I have access to research through books, dictionaries, or using the library as a resource of resources to learn what I need…
What The Reader Doesn’t See
A friend emailed me with some deep thoughts about editing a few months ago. He is a busy guy and he was in the middle of a very busy time in his life when he sent it. I'm not sure…