*cranes neck* Did anyone see where February went? It seems to have blown through and left a bit of a mess behind. Ah well, time to get things back in order. First, I want to give a big “THANK YOU” to all who helped LINKED BY DECEPTION have a great release. I really hope you […]
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Gearing up for 2020 #newyeargoals #writinggoals
Every year I try to sketch out the game plan for upcoming releases and writing schedules. This year is no different, and as a believer in the mantra that if you write it down, you’ll actually accomplish it, below is my attack plan for 2020. Fair warning, it’s debatable if I’ll emerge in 2021 sane […]
Continue readingWriting through the Fear #writing #writerslife
As a writer, you often get asked, “What is the one piece of advice you would offer new writers?” The answer to this could be a very, very long list, and some of those answers are shared by many of us—write what you love, just write, write for yourself. All of which are spot on, […]
Continue readingPicking your battles #writingtips
Recently I spoke with a new-ish writer and their enthusiasm made me nostalgic for a simpler time. A time when the words “THE END” provided a warm, blissful sense of accomplishment, instead of heralding the beginning of the strapping on my work boots and getting dirty with the “real” work of a writer. I see […]
Continue readingWhy I love my readers #writerappreciation #lovemyreaders #readersrock
Another blog post so soon, Jami! Yep, I know, you’re shocked, but see this is one I’ve been meaning to write for a long time. I want to thank my readers for being, well, my readers. THANK YOU! Thank you for being willing to pick up my books as they come out, even when the wait […]
Continue readingBeing True to You — Writers as Artisans #writing #writeyourownstories
If you’re a writer and/or a reader, you may have heard some furious rumblings about a dastardly disturbance the Writer-Force lately. It involved a supposedly well-known (I say supposedly because I never heard of her until she up-ended the proverbial apple cart) romance author who dared to pass off other writers’ works as her own. […]
Continue readingHey there 2019, what’s new? #newyearsresolutions #writinggoals
Okay, so that’s not really true. I know, shocker right? It’s that time again, when a fresh and shiny new year appears at our door and the past year is packing up in the room behind us. Like many other writers and bloggers out there, I have to give 2018 a grateful hug, as a […]
Continue readingEnduring Writer Induced Doubts #writingtips #writeradvice
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times— Writing is a solitary art. Just like a great many artisans, we toil alone. You’ll find many writers hunched over a keyboard, the eerie light of the screen our only form of vitamin D. We tend to mutter to ourselves, have full on conversations/arguments, […]
Continue readingWriter person-are you a craftsperson or a producer? #writinglife #writers #writingcraft
I had a lovely plan for our traveling circus this year, but that plan was quickly derailed as first one monkey made a break for it with the others quickly following his example. Now they’re running amok leaving my circus a mess. Such is the nature of adulting. The oldest of the Prankster Duo successfully […]
Continue readingAfter “THE END” Comes #writing
No better words are ever typed by a writer than “THE END”. This is when the writer finally resurfaces and blinks myopically around at the real world after being fully submerged in their story filled heads. I’m happy to admit I have finally hit this stage with CAUGHT IN THE AFTERMATH, the third book in […]
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