Self-Editing: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

by | Feb 2, 2016 | writing

Hello! I don’t know if any of my fellow writers are anything like me, but I do not enjoy self-editing. It is, frankly, a time drag. It is time, I think, that could be better spent creating new work. Imagine if I didn’t have to do any editing? How much...

What is the state of things?

by | Jan 26, 2016 | reflections, writing

We’re almost a year into this blog. A year from my first contract. And I’m getting some questions about what’s happening with this manuscript and that one…what am I working on right now…so it seems appropriate to do a post about the state...

Marketing: Minefield or Goldmine?

by | Jan 20, 2016 | writing

Of all the things that have become a part of my life as an author, marketing is not the most exciting. On personality tests, I test right on the halfway mark between introvert and extrovert. But in this part of my life, I’m definitely an introvert. Selling...

Monitor Your Expectations

by | Jan 12, 2016 | reflections, writing

I am a “recovering” perfectionist…at least that’s what helps me sleep at night. All joking aside, I truly believe I am on the road to recovery. But this perfectionism streak runs deep. I run into challenges in my life created by its existence...

So you want to be a writer?

by | Jan 8, 2016 | writing

As some of you know, my second book released yesterday. “The General’s Wife” went up for sale in the wee hours of the morning…I know, I was up at 2 a.m. checking on Amazon. It was there. And the next 36 hours, I had so many texts and e-mails...