Who doesn’t love a new year? I know I do. It’s a blank slate. A time where you can set new goals, be excited about the year ahead of you, and more importantly put the past behind you. Last year I didn’t set goals, as I wrote about in my end of 2018 post, and…Read More
Goodbye 2018
This is my last post for the year. This year was the lowest in 10 years for blog posts and books written. I felt somewhat compelled to say something about 2018 to close it out. I’m so ready to be done with it. 2018 was a year of….not a whole lot. So don’t expect too…Read More
Build An Author Platform To Increase Your Book Sales
The author platform. Do You Have One? Some might argue that if you’re a fiction author, an author platform isn’t as important than if you’re a non-fiction author. But I don’t necessarily agree. Here are my thoughts about building an author platform if you’re a fiction author. The great thing about today’s level of technology…Read More
Do You Want to Write or Just Publish?
Do you want to write or just publish? I once looked up the difference between a writer and an author and found several differing statements. I finally came across one I liked and have used since. You know how you have 5 versions of something and pick the one that fits the thing the way…Read More
Adverbs are the Devil
“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.” —Stephen King “What’s your obsession with adverbs,” my editor once asked me. “I just really, really like them,” I replied. An adverb modifies a verb and often ends in -ly but not always. As in other elements of the English language the -ly qualifier isn’t 100% accurate…Read More
Nothing Beats Doing The Work
I am a firm believer in the saying life is too short not to do what you love. But even with that said don’t fool yourself into thinking you will always love what you do. I wish that were the case but it’s not. There will be days when you hate being a writer (or…Read More