The year 2014 did not start well for me. I lost my father unexpectedly in January and my best friend passed away on my birthday in February. I am grateful that I was by their sides and able to say goodbye but moving forward, past the shock and then the pain, has not come easy. […]
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Writing Wednesday Wednesday is the day I share what I have learned on my journey to publication, marketing and getting ready to publish again. If you have any questions please feel free to leave them in the comments and I will do my best to answer them. Whichever path you choose to take for your
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Friday Fragments are bits and pieces of your week that are usually brief; too short for a stand-alone post, but too good to discard. Collect humorous observations, “Heard” items, other small gems and put them together in a Friday Fragments post. Then leave a link to your Friday Fragments post and link back to our
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A few years ago I read Paulette Mahurin’s first novel The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap. I loved the book and looked forward to her next. His Name Was Ben was worth the wait. Paulette has offered a kindle version of His Name Is Ben for a lucky commenter. Hearing the words “it’s cancer,”
Writing Wednesday On Wednesday’s I like to share information I picked up on my path to publishing, marketing and preparing to publish again. Information that I wish someone would have shared with me, back then. Writing Spaces/ Routines and Rituals When I was writing my first book, just a few years ago all I had
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Every Wednesday I share some of the things I have found that worked well for me and some that didn’t work so well on my journey to publication, marketing and publishing again. The sort of stuff I wish somebody would have told me back then… Writing Wednesday Last week I wrote, How To Get Reviews
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The first Wednesday of every month I participate in The Insecure Writer’s Support Group. This is one AMAZING group of talented, beginners, and professional authors. One of the many things we all have in common is our moments of extreme insecurity about our craft. Another is our gratitude and our pay it forward attitudes when
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Writing Wednesday Wednesday is the day I share what I have learned on my journey to being published, marketing, writing and publishing again. Focus 2014 got off to a devastating start for me. I lost my father on January 10th and one of my closest friends on February 24th, my birthday. I struggled to
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Every Wednesday I share some of the things I have found that worked well for me and some that didn’t work so well on my journey to publication, marketing and publishing again. The sort of stuff I wish somebody would have told me back then… Writing Wednesday Formatting Your Manuscript I will never
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The first Wednesday of every month I participate in The Insecure Writer’s Support Group. The #IWSG is one AMAZING group of talented writers. Some of them are beginners and some are professional authors. One of the many things we all have in common is our moments of extreme insecurity about our craft. Another is our
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