FYI, I’m probably going to stop blogging December 31 for a month-long hiatus before considering stopping permanently. Just a heads up. (I’ll still keep the blog site but not add new content.) The newsletter and my Facebook page will be the place to reach me. I like blogging and my blog got a lot of […]
Uhh… I got nuthin’. You?
A lot of people are oblivious. Occasionally I’ll see someone’s book after meeting them at an event or workshop. The new author’s book sits idle with no sales and no reviews after six months. I immediately see: a homemade, amateur book cover that tells me nothing about the story, an uninteresting blurb, and a run […]
Yep. That’s right. Thanks, Lucy! Get your copy HERE
Suppose I stood in front of you with a bag and I reached in and pulled out a marble. A White marble. I set it down in front of you The next time I reach in the bag, I pull out a black marble. I set that next to the white one. And then I […]
You’ve heard repeatedly that adverbs are the devil and that Stephen King said the road to hell is paved with adverbs. You also probably had an experience with an editor that said remove “was“ from your entire manuscript, or friends or critique partners have explained about what filter words are and why they ruin your […]
But I forgot what it was.
But I forgot what it was.
This blog has long been a friendly place to come and learn, and what better way to learn than to ask? You have questions. Writer stuff, marketing, motivation, you name it. ASK ME Your questions. Your challenges. Your issues. If I don’t know, we’ll put it out to my vast network of author friends and […]
Looks like I didn’t make USA Today’s bestseller list. The list came out and I wasn’t on it. We had a lot of people make a terrific effort, but we fell short. That hurts, but I swell with pride that so many of YOU believed in ME and rallied to help me shoot for the […]
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