DAN ALATORRE

Guest blog post by a co-author of The Box Under The Bed, Anne Marie Andrus. Hi, I’m Anne Marie and I want to thank Dan for helping me become a published writer! During this past year, two of my stories have won second place in Dan’s Word Weaver Writing Contest. The October 11th release of my own […]

Here’s a new title I’m trying to send to CreateSpace seven days from now and release three days after that so I can have a copy in my hands when I go to read it to my daughters class on the 27th.  Wish me luck! Thoughts?

Guest blog post by a co-author of The Box Under The Bed; my friend, critique partner, and co-host of the internet show Writers Off Task With Friends, J. A. Allen. (Oh, and if the GIFs don’t work, it’s not because I hate them, it’s because I hate them AND don’t know how to post them.) I’d like […]

There’s been talk about another Word Weaver writing contest, maybe in November. Maybe with a broad theme like  “relationships.” I’m not saying we will do one, but if we did… This one might be different. This one might be offering publication for the winner and possibly the 3 top place winners. I expect we will publish […]

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Gang we’ve talked before about doing author events and conferences, but it never hurts to get new perspectives. And they aren’t always positive. Friend of the blog Amanda Byrd told me about her bad experience at a recent event, and I asked her to share some details with you – not because I want to […]

I said I’d share a few marketing secrets with you as we created and released and sold and marketed – continue to market – our scary anthology. This is the next installment. Here’s another marketing tip. I have a Facebook author page. From there I can boost posts and create ads, but I can get […]

Guest blog post by a co-author of The Box Under The Bed, Christine Valentor. Our anthology, The Box Under the Bed, was released on Amazon this week, and I could not be more thrilled! I am proud to be a contributing author to this book. Although I have had stories published before in literary journals, this was my […]

I’m interested in getting your thoughts about stuff I see and hear, quotes I read, stuff that passes as knowledge – and starting an authorey conversation. Hmmm. HMMM… I agree. You? (Like I’m gonna disagree with Hemingway.) What are YOUR thoughts on this idea?