It’s all in your head

It’s all in your head

Did what you meant to write make it to the page? When I first started writing, my husband would read my work and then ask me why I didn’t put in this or that, or he would say that he didn’t understand the characters or their motivations. I would explain that I was...
Marketing Feelings

Marketing Feelings

“Art is a container for your feelings.” Jane Friedman, according to David Gaughran. We all know that the best books make you feel. It doesn’t matter whether those feelings are happiness, sadness, excitement, anguish, or disappointment (unless it’s disappointment that...
Kindle Scribe: Review

Kindle Scribe: Review

I bought myself a new toy and it is so much fun! I’ve been thinking for the past few years about buying a Remarkable 2 tablet. It’s an e-ink electronic writing tablet and it’s gotten really good reviews. It’s been recommended by David Gaughran...
Mining Your Life and Work for Stories and Content

Mining Your Life and Work for Stories and Content

How often have you been asked where you get your ideas for your book? I think every author gets asked that question—a lot! But how do you answer? With a story of your own? (I was riding the subway and it just came to me.”) Or do you avoid answering all together? So...
Complete the Character

Complete the Character

Endings are on my mind today. I just spent the last three days with my father (90 years old) who is dying—his body is simply shutting down. Now, we don’t usually write about death in our novels, unless it is a sudden one that must be investigated, but we do write...
So Sorry

So Sorry

So sorry, friends, I have been so busy the latter half of this week that I didn’t have a chance to write my blog for today. Please forgive me… I will be back next week. Have a wonderful week! Merry