Goodreads Giveaways!
I have just made autographed paperback copies of each of my forthcoming books available as Goodreads giveaways. Both giveaways end on Sunday, November 23rd and are open internationally. You can visit...
View ArticleThe First Review Is In – and It’s Five Stars!
The first review is in – and it’s five stars! Yes, I am very excited to report that my very first reviewer (and new favorite person), fellow Goodreads author L. F. Falconer (http://www.lffalconer.com/)...
View ArticleBook Bloggers Wanted to Host My Forthcoming Memoirs!
Are you a book blogger seeking content for your site? Would you like to host a guest post or author interview, maybe even do a book review? I am seeking bloggers for an informal blog tour to promote...
View ArticleWords Reveal What Masks Conceal: An Essay on Halloween
When I was in the seventh grade, my English teacher assigned us a creative writing project for Halloween. We were to compose short stories, which we would then read aloud before the class, coupled with...
View ArticleI’m Sick of the Sound of My Own Voice – But I Hope You’re Not!
Well, I’ve finally done it! I’ve finished editing the audiobook of On Hearing of My Mother’s Death Six Years After It Happened. I confess it was a much more laborious process than I had originally...
View ArticleYour book is available for sale in Kindle Store!
That’s the email you get when your Kindle pre-order goes live. It happens at midnight, local time, all around the globe, at a different time in every market in which your book is being sold. It’s four...
View ArticleI Had Promised Myself That I Would Do No Writing
December 6, 2014 I had promised myself that I would do no writing. Sounds strange, doesn’t it? Coming from a writer. Some writers have to force themselves to sit down and write. Others have to force...
View ArticleBecause For Once, Talking is Easier Than Writing
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View ArticleQuestions for Writers
Recently I read the following Q & A on Sarah Brentyn’s blog Lemon Shark. She, in turn, had found it on Little Lodestar, where writer Kristen had posted a series of questions entitled Nine Things I...
View ArticleThe Courage to Share Your Story
I have a new guest post up at Wow! Women on Writing: http://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/2015/02/friday-speak-out-courage-to-share-your.html I think I’m probably in the minority opinion here, but the...
View ArticleThe Story Shares Literacy Project
Last year I participated in the Story Shares Literacy Project, an innovative program that seeks to make unique reading materials available to teens and young adults who struggle with reading. The...
View ArticleHow Long Should My Query Letter Be?
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View ArticleThe Three Rules for Writing a Novel
"There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." - W. Somerset Maugham
View ArticleOn Hearing of My Mother’s Death is now FREE to Amazon Prime members!
Now FREE with Amazon Prime Reading! That’s right – my memoir has been selected for Amazon’s Prime Reading program, which means that the eBook will be available free to all Amazon Prime members for a...
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