Here’s The Story – April, May, June
Here’s The Story – April, May, June

The monthly recap idea I had at the beginning of the year is not going so well because here I am recapping for the last three months (and posting it 6 weeks after that). But as crazy as most of us would have thought 2020 was for me, 2021 has proven to be a million […]

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Here’s the Story – February
Here’s the Story – February

At the beginning of this year, I told myself I would do an end-of-the-month recap to let everyone who cares know what I’ve been doing. I often get readers asking me for updates, both in my writing life and just life in general. I have to tell you I’m always surprised when readers are interested […]

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What’s on my Kindle
What’s on my Kindle

As an author, my love of writing first started with my love for reading. My parents took me to the library weekly, and I read several books a week. Now I try to read daily, even if just for a few minutes. It helps me be a better writer, but also it’s my favorite way […]

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All my dirty secrets
All my dirty secrets

Don’t you love when you see posts on social media about how perfect someone’s life is? Their fabulous family, perfect kids, amazing house, plenty of money, etc.? And by love, I mean hate. We all know that while there are great aspects of social media, there are also many not so authentic aspects of life […]

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10 Tips on Building a Sustainable Writing Business
10 Tips on Building a Sustainable Writing Business

I have yet to meet a writer who didn’t want build a sustainable writing business (unless they already were) but many writers don’t think it’s possible. Including myself from time to time. I have doubts every week. It’s normal. Since 2nd grade, I knew I wanted a writing career. But it took me 30 years […]

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How to Create Your Self-Publishing Production Schedule
How to Create Your Self-Publishing Production Schedule

What’s on your self-publishing production schedule? I’ve talked before that part of being a professional writer meant you needed to show up every day (thanks, Steven Pressfield). Showing up every day ready to work your tail off means you need a plan. You need a self-publishing production schedule. You also must hold yourself accountable. Unless […]

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