I’ve never minded change. Change brings new experiences, new challenges. Change is good. Until it’s not. I grew up on a farm in east central Illinois where my father tenant-farmed for a large landowner. My mother was a registered nurse and worked part of the year in a hospital in town. The farmhouse was a …Read More
Best Way to Market — Be the Biggest Cheerleader … by Alex J. Cavanaugh
This will amuse you – I never wanted to be an author. True story! I wrote some when I was younger, but it was never my goal. I had other passions in my life. But I found that old manuscript in a drawer and decided to rewrite it. Then my wife pushed me to submit …Read More
Katie Cat in a Box
Like all cats, Katie cannot let an open box just sit there unexplored. Be sure and stop by tomorrow because I have the famous and wildly popular sci fi author and ninja blogger Alex J. Cavanaugh as my guest. His post is about marketing and his advice is the best ever! Don’t miss it.
Must a Writer Suffer?
Most definitely! If you want to count the ways, boogie on over to Anne R. Allen’s Blog and read “REALITY CHECK: Mixed Martial Arts for Writers” by Ruth Harris. I suffered this week….for at least five minutes. The rest of the week I simply pretended I’m not a writer and did other stuff. I practiced …Read More
Book Review Monday — notes about my latest reads
I have no official book review today. I’ve read a bunch of bestsellers recently and liked all of them, but I feel it’s kind of silly to write detailed reviews of books that already have scads of ratings and reviews. I will just tell you I would recommend all of these novels if you like …Read More
The Winner of Allan J. Emerson’s Book Giveaway
Tyrean Martinson has won a copy of Death of a Bride and Groom by Allan J. Emerson Tyrean blogs at Everyday Writer Congratulations, Tyrean and thanks again to Allan for being here and offering the giveaway.
The Saturday Report
First of all, don’t forget to leave a comment at Allan J. Emerson’s Thursday guest post if you are a U.S. or Canada resident and want a chance to win a copy of his debut mystery, Death of a Bride and Groom. Meeting Jake I’m off to The Eclectic Reader this morning to attend Pam …Read More
GETTING THE WORD OUT: Social media and I have an uneasy encounter … by Allan J. Emerson
I think there’s a basic conflict for many writers, when it comes to marketing. By nature, we tend not to relish the role of salesperson. But nowadays, it’s not enough to write the best book you can. You have to publicize it too, even if your lack of skill at doing so leaves you feeling …Read More
Chuck Sambuchino Wants to Make You Laugh…or Does He?
I have a copy of How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack in the top shelf of my bookcase, easily accessible, just in case. It begins: “Keep reading if you want to live. Call them what you want. Garden gnomes. Lawn ornaments. Little evil outdoor statuary hell-bent on world domination. It doesn’t matter. What does …Read More
Can We Ever “Be Done With” Writing or Must a Passion Last Forever?
This is a question I’ve asked myself a few times over the years and consistently come up with the same answers. Yes, we can be done with anything (or anyone or anyplace) when its time has come and gone. No, passions don’t necessarily last forever (although they can…sometimes). I’ll bet Harper Lee was passionate about …Read More
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