Because, if you’re a writer, you must. It doesn’t have to be sex but it has to take readers that direction, right to the edge of the cliff. Yes, you can leave the lurid details out, but let readers peek over the edge. How do you do that? Start with a few decisions: Is it … Continue reading
New Years–a time for rest, rejuvenation and repair. A time to assess life. Do we settle into our routine, enjoy where it’s headed, or is it time to grab our purse, our iPhone, our car keys, and get out of there? Here are my resolutions this year. Lots of them! I break it down into … Continue reading
When readers take time to leave a comment and/or click through to a link I include in a post, it means they trust me, are engaged, and find what they’re reading valuable–want to extend it. This year, I had many more comments than in 2013–about 4200 (I know, Tess and Medeia. You-all get that in … Continue reading
Any writer who has come of age in the era of social media knows authors do a lot more than write books. We have three big jobs: writing–includes our WIP, blog posts, articles, freelance work–anything that gets our name out there as a writer and lets us practice our art. On a good day, this … Continue reading
Because, if you’re a writer, you must. It doesn’t have to be sex but it has to take readers that direction, right to the edge of the cliff. Yes, you can leave the lurid details out, but let readers peek over the edge. How do you do that? Start with a few decisions: Is it … Continue reading
New Years–a time for rest, rejuvenation and repair. A time to assess life. Do we settle into our routine, enjoy where it’s headed, or is it time to grab our purse, our iPhone, our car keys, and get out of there? Here are my resolutions this year. Lots of them! But that change I suspected … Continue reading
When readers take time to leave a comment and/or click through to a link I include in a post, that’s a good thing. It means they trust me, are engaged, and find what they’re reading valuable–want to extend it. The 2013 articles that inspired this kind of activity from readers are special to me. I … Continue reading
Any writer who has come of age in today’s writing environment knows authors do a lot more than write books. We have three big jobs: writing–this includes our WIP, blog posts, articles, anything that gets our name out there as a writer and lets us practice our art. On a good day, this might be … Continue reading
On October 12-13, I attended the Digital Author and Self-Publishing Conference, hosted by the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society (GLAWS). I immersed myself in everything to do with digital publishing, digital authorship, social media, digital books–all that writing stuff that isn’t Main Stream Agents and Publishers. I learned so much, I can’t possibly organize it … Continue reading
Have you written a book? Or do you–like 62% of people–have a book inside of you fighting for its place in the world? Do you think the only place you can sell your books is Amazon Kindle? Did you try to publish through [fill in the blank with a publisher or agent name] and get … Continue reading
