Do you ever examine yourself the way you do others? Do you think about why you act a certain way, or do certain things? Think about your characters in that same way, and remember: no one is perfect.
Me and my writing life
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Examining myself (as a character)
Tagged with: Author, books, self-reflection, writing, writing tips
Posted in Intrigues, My Favorite Things, Writing tips
Posted in Intrigues, My Favorite Things, Writing tips
Working through disappointments
There are definitely some days when being a writer is interesting, and others when it is absolutely fun. Then there are other days when it makes you rethink your whole life. Others, you are disappointed. You’re disappointed when you are…
Tagged with: Author, Disappointment, Publishing, Publishing and Printing, Self-publishing, Writers Resources
Posted in New stuff
Posted in New stuff
Being a happy writer
For me, some of the happiest times in my normal life are when I’m reading a good book or writing. When I’m working on a novel, it can be frustrating, aggravating, tearful and a whole host of other adjectives. Still,…
Tagged with: 8 ways, Author, Rachelle Gardner, Writer, writer resources, writing
Posted in My Favorite Things
Posted in My Favorite Things
Reputation is everything
This weekend I received an interesting direct message on Twitter from a writer whose book I had previously reviewed. “My book’s changed to the extent that UR review’s no longer accurate [link to review]. Consider yourself lucky I haven’t reviewed…
Tagged with: Author, book review, books, E-book, ereader, malicious, reputation, Review, rude, twitter
Posted in Writing tips
Posted in Writing tips
Marketing and PR on your own as an author
One of the things that has bothered me since I started my journey of being a writer and author is how to market my book to an audience when I’m virtually unknown. Beyond my small hometown and my circle of…
Tagged with: Author, author tips, Book, David Meerman Scott, E-book, New Rules of Marketing, New Rules of Marketing and PR, Public relations, social-media, writing tips
Posted in Writing tips
Posted in Writing tips
Cover art for sequel to “Into Fire”
In honor of #WriterWednesday, or #WW, I am excited to show you all a sneak peak at the new cover for the sequel to my first novel. Over Water is the second novel in my planned trilogy about Leora, the…
Tagged with: Author, books, Debut novel, Fiction, Leora, novel, Sequel, writing
Posted in My Favorite Things
Posted in My Favorite Things
Be professional with rejection
I read a scathing tweet a few days ago from a literary agent who had rejected a writer’s submission. Said author then had written a “snarky” reply to the literary agent. I can only imagine what the “snarky” reply was.…
Tagged with: Author, Fiction, Literary agent, Publish, Query letter, rejection, Writer, Writers Resources, writing
Posted in Intrigues
Posted in Intrigues
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