Write What Feels Right

Write What Feels Right

by | Feb 2, 2025 | Blog, Method, Writing

Imagine, if you will, that you get a great idea for a character. You put them into a situation in which you know they will thrive. You even give them an emotional conflict and perhaps even an external one. This all sounds like the perfect start to writing a great...
Writing to Your Strengths

Writing to Your Strengths

by | Oct 6, 2024 | Blog, Writing, Writing Craft

I am a very strong believer in trying new things—whether it be a new food, a new experience, or something new with your writing. With just about every book I write, I try to use a new tool or a new way of organizing my writing. I try new programs—Scrivener, Atticus,...
Ugh, Marketing!

Ugh, Marketing!

by | Aug 25, 2024 | Blog, Business of Writing

I think I know one, maybe two, authors who actually like marketing—and that’s out of over a hundred authors who I know. Marketing is the bane of my authors’ lives. Whether you are traditionally published or indie, you have to market the books you publish (unless you...