Four Letter Word
FOUR LETTER WORD and what it takes to get a story right. I met Christa Desir sometime in 2012, and I feel SO incredibly lucky to know her for about
YAY! I made it! Oh, wait…
A frenzy of self-publishing followed Amazon’s program to allow authors to publish their own works. A bit slowly at first, and then an explosion in 2011 and 2012, which is
Things We Forget
I remember a moment of time before I signed my first publication contract when I would hear published authors say – All of you newer writers, enjoy this time of
Hone Story-Telling Skills Without Writing
I’m going to start this post with a short personal note. Over the past week I put a house on the market that I designed and built. I had my
Manuscript Isn’t Selling?
The thing I hear most often at writing conferences is the following : I’ve edited and edited. Worked and worked. And I still can’t get an agent or publisher interested
How to be Your own Beta-Reader
I’d like to begin this post by contradicting myself – YOU NEED BETA READERS WHO ARE NOT YOURSELF. But really, there are a few things you can do to be
A Little Late for an Intro.
Yeah, it’s a little late for an intro, but I’ve rarely been good at following rules. I grew up with the kind of dad who used a lighter to detect
what the BL*RB to write next
You wanna write books that’ll sell? Sell them to yourself first. The more years I spend writing, the more I see the benefits of having a workable pitch before
Identity Crisis
When I first began writing, I had no notions of writing YA. I was going to be the next Nora Roberts or Sophie Kinsella. I hadn’t decided quite yet. And
Humilty & Ego
There’s a place for both humility and ego in any creative project. Ego has its place in drafting, in creating, in crafting… Humility is needed for editing and yes, crafting