5 Tips for the new author… First, congratulations! That is awesome! It is a huge accomplishment to have written a book. After jumping up and down and announcing it on your social media you may be asking the question, “What … Read More
This was the year I began by choosing a word to encourage my forward progress. I chose the word devoted. I hadn’t done that before and it seemed like an interesting idea. It was a question proposed by an instagram … Read More
How do you plan your travels? Do you take notebook sized paper in a folder? Do you take a binder with all your info? Do you take a presentation folder with multiple pockets? These are all ways I have created … Read More
My life is changing. Our oldest lives out of state and our youngest is looking towards college. We are seeing the empty nest ahead. Our dog tells us when it is time to go to bed or gather on the … Read More
April fools… So looking back over my life I see many things I have done. I am not done yet! However, I am not successful in a real world way with my writing. I had one book that was highly … Read More
On our trip east to see schools we road some trains. I didn’t want to fly everywhere, and I also wanted our youngest to have an idea of how close things were. And I will admit it, being from Los … Read More
This past week! UGH! This past week or two, even before mercury began it’s slide across the sky, I have had to deal with miscommunication, lack of email, multiple hours on hold all to no avail until Kris at godaddy. He … Read More
How I organize my writing I was traveling along at quite a clip with my work. When I had to stop for my chores I went to save and realized all the work I had done was in an old … Read More
It is the best writing advice I can give. And the hardest one to follow. I began this year planning on being devoted to writing. I have written almost every day since the year began. I started a new story … Read More
After two writing conferences, a whole bunch of books on plot and several meetings with learned people I was confused. I tried to figure out what all that information meant for my book. I got lost. I got found. I … Read More