Subplots

Subplots

by | Dec 19, 2021 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

I find myself in an odd position this week. I’m writing the next book in my Royal Hearts series and it’s way too short. Now, for me that’s not unusual, I do tend to write short. I’m very concise. I don’t add a lot of extraneous detail and usually have to go back in...
Keywords

Keywords

by | Dec 12, 2021 | Blog, Business of Writing, Self-publishing, Writing

Keywords. It’s the phrase that every author not only needs to be familiar but intimate with. And yes, so few authors actually know what they are, where to get them, or even what they’re good for. Some people get keywords and categories mixed up. (You are either...
Have you explored your Tendencies?

Have you explored your Tendencies?

by | Dec 5, 2021 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

I could have sworn I’d written a blog post about Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies, but somehow when I went to look for it today, it wasn’t there – not on my website or in the file of blog posts I’d written. I am going to correct this oversight right now! Gretchen...
Don’t forget your business goals

Don’t forget your business goals

by | Nov 21, 2021 | Blog, Business of Writing, Writing

It is nearly that time of year! Yes, it is nearly time to look back at the year past and see what you’ve accomplished. How much money did you earn? How much did you spend on marketing and other writing-related expenses? How many books sold? Did your marketing strategy...
Are our books etched in stone?

Are our books etched in stone?

by | Nov 18, 2021 | Blog, Self-publishing, Writing

It used to be that once a book was published, that was it. It was done. It was as if it had been etched in stone. Once it went to the printer, there was no changing it – unless your book happened to get a second edition, which most works of genre fiction don’t. So you...