POV for all

POV for all

by | Jan 20, 2019 | Blog, Writing, Writing Craft

A few weeks ago Amazon made me an offer I couldn’t refuse—three months of Kindle Unlimited for $1. I’m not a big fan of Kindle Unlimited because I believe that Amazon has too much market share already and I don’t like that books have to be exclusive to Amazon to be...
Organize Yourself

Organize Yourself

by | Jan 6, 2019 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

With the new year, I love to re-organize myself. I create a new calendar (modified from Audrey Hughey’s fantastic author planner) and take a good look at my computer filing system to make sure that all my books and pictures are well backed up and everything is easily...

Goals, Hopes, and Dreams

by | Dec 23, 2018 | Blog, Life, Writing, Writing Craft

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Have you every kept any? If you answered yes, and yes, then kudos to you! Most people make then and then don’t keep them. Personally, I gave up making New Year’s resolutions years ago. If I want to lose weight, start going to the...

Get to that Goal

by | Nov 4, 2018 | Blog, Method, WIP, Writing, Writing Craft

We all know the importance of Goal, Motivation, and Conflict in our characters and their story, but as I’m grappling with the end of the book I’m writing, it’s becoming increasingly important for me to keep this in mind, so I thought I’d share my thoughts on the topic...
Editing Tips

Editing Tips

by | Oct 7, 2018 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

(It’s a clever title, I know. I strive for the best!) For some people editing is the bulk of their writing. They throw stuff down onto the “page” and then edit it into shape. For others, editing is the last stage—what they do just before sending their work off...