Back in 2010 I began walking in the Revlon RunWalk in LA. It was a wonderful experience for my family and myself. Unfortunately the five years I walked were the last five years of the event. In 2012 I … Read More
Creating conflict in fiction, author Karen Shepard puts it so clearly, “Conflict is all about equally formidable forces trying to occupy the same space.” I love it when someone puts a concept in a nutshell. This is all it is … Read More
Sometimes you need a gift for a breast cancer patient What do you get? A blanket? Maybe, I certainly received a number of them still in use today and they are soft and fabulous. Do you buy a scarf? Yes … Read More
The mailing list is a vital part of the business of the indie author. Some indie authors mail a lot. I don’t. My goal has been to help people with their writing. My exercises are usually not about beginning … Read More
Five Ways to Research Your Book is just a smattering of ideas you may not have considered. In this day of the internet where a search can lead you down a rabbit hole of marvelous discoveries it is … Read More
Amazon reviews are vital to the Indie author. Please review books you buy on Amazon. I know it takes an extra minute but to those of us in the Independent Author game it is a vital part of our success! … Read More
Saturday morning I am teaching a character workshop. It is the first time I will be teaching in a bookstore in Lomita called Pipe and Thimble. I am really excited to be back in a classroom setting(sort of) teaching complete … Read More
I graduated High School in 1982. Now I am going back to college at 53 I went to college in 1982 and I dropped out for my amazing acting career. Well we all know how that went! I worked but … Read More
To have a strong hero he must fight against someone or something. Hero vs. Villain is a tale as old as time. Right now I had done my character work on my two leads. Or so I thought. … Read More