What are some words we need to make up? I can think of a few. Like when a man and woman work together and are buddies but aren’t romantic. Is there a word for that? There should be. Friends doesn’t cut it. What are yours?
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Which I subsequently forgot to do because we are having a weekend trip to Disney and Sea World this weekend. Oops.
Yeah, yeah. We went to Disney yesterday and I forgot to post this episode. Sue me. Here’s what you’ll miss if you don’t watch: First of all, I look great. I think the blue shirt really sets off my eyes. Of course, I NEED that help because my two lovely and talented co-hosts are dang […]
As our happy little author train chugs along towards our first writing contest with real prizes, I thought I’d seek your input on just what made a good writing contest a good writing contest? Some of you have entered contests; what did you like about them? Others of you have not entered, but might have […]
What kind scenes are hardest for you to write?
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Author/Reader Events for Marketing
Originally posted on Author Kelly Abell:
Last night I was a guest on a radio show hosted by Marsha Casper Cook. We spoke a great deal about marketing as an author. I’ve been in this industry a long time and have tried a lot of things, but I thought I’d post about something that has…
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Go Where The Pain Lives, Part 2
Sunday we talked about what might be the single most valuable piece of writing advice you’ll ever get. Click HERE to see that, then come on back. Can You Write What Hurts? Let me explain my way of doing it so the scenes make sense later on when you see them. Part of it comes from […]
Ready? My latest novel The Navigators is ready for beta readers. (Read a sample chapter HERE) What’s a beta reader? Well, it’s kind of a big deal. You get to read the whole book before everybody else and then tell me what you think. Also, you get to be one of the first people to […]
I’ve been thinking about this for a while.There are plenty of you who are excellent writers but don’t yet have a large following on your blogs or you have a nice following and it wouldn’t hurt her to cross market a bit. Maybe you haven’t even started a blog and need a good launching point. […]
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Which Bestselling Author Said This?
“I write because I’m good at it and because people like it. As singer or drummer I needed a band. This I can do solo. I could probably stop tomorrow and never miss it.”
DAN ALATORRE 