I’m so excited to host good efriend and writing colleague Stephanie Faris with the launch of her new collaborative book of stories. It’s title: Best. Night. Ever It’s written with her fellow authors, Rachele Alpine, Ronni Arno, Alison Cherry, Jen Malone, Gail Nall, and Dee Romito Love Actually meets Adventures in Babysitting in this hilarious novel written by seven authors about seven classmates … Continue reading
I have a plethora of books in my library on writing, but a dearth on marketing what I’ve written. That’s a mistake. Most authors I know end up spending as much time marketing their books as writing them. Why don’t we get professional guidance as often for the latter as the former? One reason for … Continue reading
When you read your story, does it sound off, maybe you can’t quite put your finger on it, but you know you’ve done something wrong? Sometimes–maybe even lots of times–there are simple fixes. These writer’s tips will come at you once a week, giving you plenty of time to go through your story and make … Continue reading
Tech Tips for Writers is a (sometimes) weekly post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future Tip. Q: Some writing websites/blogs are confusing. I click through way too many options … Continue reading
This is not the book cover for my thriller–that still drags somewhere between frenzy and torpor. This is for the K-8 Tech Curriculum (Teacher Manual) I’m updating. I know–it’s probably not your field–but if you could tell me what you think of these two covers. I have gotten disparate advice from valued experts and am now frozen … Continue reading
Please welcome guest blogger, Linda Craig. She is a blogger and freelance journalist so spends a lot of time at the keyboard, putting virtual pen to paper. Today, she’s going to share what she avoids in her professional writing. A few of these suggestions may surprise you: As a creative writer, you really need to develop … Continue reading
If you’re a writer and a teacher, we have a lot in common. I’ve published over a hundred books/ebooks on teaching in today’s classroom. At my other blog (Ask a Tech Teacher), I talk a lot about teaching, technology, and balancing the two. I write on organic topics, publish how-to’s on everything from using images … 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! I break it down into … 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
