What’s your writing New Year’s resolution? Mine is to improve my craft. I’d like to write bigger, stronger books. OK. So I say that every year.
We’ve all heard the best form of promotion is our really good book. Makes sense, would you agree? If readers don’t enjoy your last book, they’re not going to look for your next one. You know that old saying, “You only get one chance to make a good first impression”? Makes you shiver doesn’t it?
I admire authors who continually improve their craft; those authors whose current release is even better than their last book. It makes me impatient for their next book. How do they do it?
I’ve been surfing around the Net testifying about October being awareness month – National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Disclaimer: I haven’t been recycling the posts. They’re all a little different. I promise. But these are important issues, and I’m glad of the opportunities to help spread the word.
Let’s start with National [...]
I don’t really feel like talking about writing today. I’m sure you understand. Sept. 11, 2001, may be seven years in the past, but it doesn’t feel that way to me today.
I’m from New York. Although I don’t live there anymore, most of my family still does. It felt as though my tongue was firmly [...]
Writing time. That’s a challenge authors have tried to resolve forever. Between family commitments, full-time day jobs, and taking care of your home and your health, there’s precious little time for writing.
There isn’t one Writing Process. You probably already know that, but sometimes we need reminding. I know I do.
There isn’t a right way and a wrong way. The Writing Process is very personal. No two authors write the same. In fact, there are times when one writer may change her process to better suit a particular story. [...]
I’m participating in a benefits romance anthology, The Power of Love, with eleven other authors: Lori Foster, Erin McCarthy, Toni Blake, Dianne Castell, Karen Kelley, Rosemary Laurey, Janice Maynard, LuAnn McLane, Lucy Monroe, Kay Stockham and J.C. Wilder. All of the authors and our agents have donated our proceeds from this anthology to the Hamilton County [...]
The most important topic today – and most days – is motherhood. Without our mothers’ nurturing and guidance – and often their sacrifices – we wouldn’t be who we are or where we are today.
I haven’t read The Secret, but I’ve heard of it. Who could miss hearing about this book? It exploded on the Internet and caught the media’s attention.
A writer’s voice is her truth. It comes through in her story’s theme, plot and characterizations. That truth is based on her life experiences. What she knows to be true comes from what she’s seen, heard and lived.
