More Questions to Ask as You Write

More Questions to Ask as You Write

Last week we looked at some big picture questions you need to be asking either before you begin writing (if you’re a plotter) or while editing (if you’re a pantser). If you missed that post, here’s a link to it. Today, I’d like to cover some...

See you next week!

Last week I wrote about how I’m slowing down/retiring from my author services business. Well, don’t worry, I am not going to stop blogging… I just don’t have one for you this week. Ironically enough, I’ve been really busy formatting and...
An Awfully Inspiring Mystery

An Awfully Inspiring Mystery

I just finished reading the most awful book. It was a historical, romantic mystery and I am so happy I got through to the end—not because it got any better, but because it was so inspiring. Have you ever read a book and thought, “I could have written that so...
A Writer’s Retirement

A Writer’s Retirement

I think I’ve retired. It’s kind of snuck up on me. I’ve always planned on retiring at about age 60 when my husband retired from his job. He’s not yet taken that step, but I seem to have done so. Retirement, for me, doesn’t mean that I’m not writing, not editing, not...
The Book is Yours, Dammit!

The Book is Yours, Dammit!

I have a coaching client who does everything I tell him (bless his innocent little heart). Every suggestion I make he takes. Every recommended change in wording by me or his proofreader, he makes. About six years ago, when we first started working together, I told him...