I’m reading an interesting little booklet by Kevin J. Anderson, entitled Slushpile Memories: How NOT to Get Rejected. I’m hoping it will give me some solid suggestions to improve my […]
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Staying Inspired
How does a writer keep their muse healthy? One of the things I like to do as I write is listen to music. I turn it on low and let […]
Top 10 Writing Obstacles Every Writer Faces
What are some of the obstacles writers – especially new ones – face? Here are the Top 10 in my opinion. Self-Confidence: The Number 1 obstacle, I believe, is yourself. […]
A Day in the Life: A Writer’s Routine
People always ask writers “What’s your writing routine like?” Especially if they are budding authors themselves. With this in mind, I will remind you that everyone has their own style […]
The Writer’s Process
I try to write every day. How do I accomplish this, you may ask? I get up about an hour early every morning so I can do my social media […]
Action from a Publisher
Remember when I had a nibble from that UK publisher? I finally had my Zoom meeting (cameras off) with the guy. He likes my writing style but says he likes […]
What I Would Like to Write: Mystery
I saw a list of interview questions for authors the other day and one of the questions was “What genre do you secretly wish you could write and why don’t […]
Writing Secondary Characters
Elizabeth Boyle’s webinar on Secondary Characters was quite informative. Here are some of her points. First, what do you need secondary characters for? Lesson or Role? Your secondary character will […]
Free Virtual Conference
The Colorado Writers’ Collective is hosting a free virtual conference over on YouTube – head on over and look them up! I’ve enjoyed all of the virtual conferences I’ve attended […]
Proofs Are Out
Got the proofs back for Under the Western Sky. Why do you always catch those repeated words and phrases when you get those back, instead of when you do your […]