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Boo Who? (Scaring Up an Ideal Reader)
Who exactly is my ideal reader? There's an ideal reader out there for every book. Depending on the genre, the most enthusiastic reader of a particular type of book is either male or female, of a...
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Scrrreeeeccchhhh! (Putting on the Brakes and Taking a Break)
My energy and focus levels are depleted. I need rest and good health...so for the next few weeks, with more doctor's appointments ahead, I must slow down, re-evaluate, and consider a more reasonable...
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In Search of My Writer's Way
Doctor's appointments and possible treatment options...an understanding of what has been going on with me health-wise and potential resolutions. FINALLY! After struggling with recurrent and...
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Author Meltdowns (What Not to Do!)
In 2009, an independent author confronted an established traditionally published veteran author in what has been termed a gunfight or a cat fight. Then in March 2011, an independent author took on an...
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Show, Don't Tell (Really? Show Me!)
Writers hear Show, Don't Tell more than any other writerly advice, and in my humble opinion, learning to show and not tell is one of the most powerful tools in the writer's toolbox. Showing versus...
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What's next? (Another Learning Curve)
With Series #1, Book # 1 returned from the editor's final read-through, I am now faced with compiling the material that will make up the ebook and paperback book.Even if I go the route of someone else...
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What's in a name? (And it ain't Rose.)
That Shakespearean thing...a rose, is a rose, is a rose... Except when it comes to being recognizable and relatable to readers, if you're a Rose that writes young adult, you'd better be a Lily that...
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Ever Learning with WMG Publishing
WMG Publishing Online Workshops offers video class instruction with direct instructor feedback, via email and a more generalized video, on submitted assignments. The learning opportunities in these...
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prACTice (End of Year Wrap Up & New Year Assessments)
Right dab in the middle of the word "practice"is the word "act" or prACTice. It's odd you know, writing is the only efforts I know of where you are supposed to be able to "just write." Yet, with my...
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SMART and Realistic Goals
For 2012 and 2013, I tended to overreach with setting writing goals, especially considering the ongoing health issue I battled. For 2014, since my main goal is to learn to gauge and set realistic goals...
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Weeding The Garden (Tradeoffs and the Writing Life)
2013 brought challenges for my writing life.First off, a situation arose in that when I traveled to an area with little phone or internet access, I returned to a personal attack on a social media site....
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Vanilla Drumming (Say What?)
"So vanilla" and "to the beat of a different drum," common sayings, yet to the extreme of one another. On a personal level, I've never fit into any sort of expectation mold. So, I suppose, it...
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Put Down That Thesaurus (What Not to Do)
Overwriting and author intrusion... Sure, you've read a book, I know you have, that is going along well--you're enjoying the story and the characters--then a word that the character would never use or...
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NEXT: Projects and Projections
Since I've been far behind my self-imposed production schedules, I haven't posted a current and goal status in a while, so here goes:First & Second Quarter 2014 Projects: Book #1, Series #1, is...
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Simply Simple Writing Tool
After many months and much struggle, I am FINALLY progressing on the revisions to the series. In addition to feeling better physically, I attribute one factor for moving me forward: Progress...
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I.O.U. From a Reader's Point of View
Dear Author,When I left a past job, my ex-boss, as he did with many others who moved on to bigger and better things before me, claimed, "She owes me."Odd, in looking back, I'm not sure why I owe him or...
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Work in Progress... Always
Part of writing for the long haul is writing one book after another. There is no THE book, only writing the NEXT book. With 5 skeletal drafts banked (written by lightning drafting, which I do NOT...
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A Sad, Sad Day (NEO 2 is no more)
On a recent trip, NEO went with me, and I wrote on planes, in airports during layovers, in a tent by the light of a headlamp, sitting in the cab of a truck and outdoors on a log, at a table in a busy...
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Writing Full-Time Journey. So far...
Two years ago this month, I left my mega-demanding, time-suck job to write full time. What a curious, intriguing journey this has been.In the first few few months (June, July, and August 2012), I...
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5 Down and 1 in the Hole
During the past few weeks, I dove into finalizing the Young Adult series that I've been working on for the past two years. Before I go back beneath the surface once again to focus on a new YA series, I...
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