Goals for a new year

Goals for a new year

by | Jan 2, 2022 | Blog, Business of Writing, Life, Writing

Well, 2021 was another banner year for the world. I cannot tell you how many people have told me that they have had so much trouble focusing and getting their writing done. Accountability is really the watchword for the year. We all need it. But as I write this on the...
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...