Getting it all done

Getting it all done

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

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...
Pushing forward and pulling back

Pushing forward and pulling back

Wow, it’s a day of mixed messages! I’ve been feeling down because my business as a book coach is just starting and starting a new business is always a slow slog. It will probably take months of really working hard at it to get any sort of response, let alone clients....
Short Stories for your Newsletter

Short Stories for your Newsletter

I love writing backstory short stories of a transformative event in my main characters’ lives. I mentioned a few weeks ago that I write short stories to put into my newsletters and my readers love reading them. These are the sorts of stories that I write. These...
Take Time

Take Time

With all that’s going on in the world, we’ve all been so focused on staying strong and carrying on—I know I have! For me, it’s been almost a mission, a challenge to show that despite everything, I can still write. I can still work as if nothing has changed. I’ve seen...