The Most Important Thing

The Most Important Thing

by | Oct 11, 2020 | Blog, Method, WIP, Writing, Writing Craft

Sometimes it’s the most simple thing that can turn us on our writing heads. The article by Sharon Bially and published on Writer UnBoxed was one of those. She tells the story of when her son was asked by his elementary school teacher to complete the following sentence...

Jutoh 3.0: A Review

by | Oct 4, 2020 | Blog, Business of Writing, Method, Self-publishing, Writing

I love the formatting software Jutoh. I have not made a secret of this. I have been using it for many years as a professional formatter. I teach a class on how to use it. I’ve even got a free video up on YouTube on how to get started formatting with Jutoh. And just...
Scheduling Your Work

Scheduling Your Work

by | Sep 27, 2020 | Blog, Life, Writing

So, tell me truthfully, how has this pandemic been going for you? Have you been able to keep your writing going? Have you spent more of your days sitting and staring out the window than actually tapping away at your keyboard? Has your writing been productive or have...
Finding Beta Readers

Finding Beta Readers

by | Sep 20, 2020 | Blog, Self-publishing, Writing

Once you’re done writing your masterpiece, rereading it, editing it, reading it again, having it professionally edited, making corrections, reading it again, having it proofread, and reading it through once more, do you send it to beta readers? If so, where do you...
Getting it all done

Getting it all done

by | Sep 13, 2020 | Blog, Business of Writing, Life, Writing

It is kind of sad, but being a professional author in today’s world means studying writing craft, keeping abreast of an ever-changing industry, publishing to social media at least once a day, sending out a monthly newsletter, running your own ads and other marketing...
Conference Follow-up

Conference Follow-up

by | Sep 6, 2020 | Blog, Business of Writing, Writing, Writing Craft

Last week I wrote about the importance of attending virtual conferences. Because they are so easy to attend – from your own home in your PJs if you want and usually less expensive than attending a regular conference (the conference fees are less, there are no travel...