How Has my Winning 2022 Writing Plan Been Changed?
My writing plan for 2022 is shifting. And I am still working out how. Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash In 2020, I’d determined it was time to start writing…
I am Doing the Thing and Going to a Con as an Author
Been many years, for many reasons, since I could say I am going to a con. Photo by César Viteri on Unsplash Several years back, now, there was the annual…
Am I Learning as Much from Reading Fiction as from Reading Nonfiction?
Yes. I’m learning things that make me rethink my approach to my own work. Photo by Matias North on Unsplash More than a year ago, I began a new habit.…
There Are Challenges to Being More Than One Writer at a Time
I am not one writer – I’m two or three writers in one. Photo by Andraz Lazic on Unsplash Did you know that I have two completely separate Amazon author…
The Only One Who Can Write the Book is Me
If I don’t write the book it won’t be written. Sometimes the hardest part of writing is sitting down to do the writing. When this is your job, it can…
How Grateful Am I for My Ability to Write All the Things?
To me, writing is easy - and I am deeply grateful for this. But that’s not so for everyone. Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash It is easy to get…
When Selling My Books, Am I Actually Selling Myself?
To some degree – yes, Selling myself is part of the branding process. I am in the process of completing the 4th and final novel of the current story arc…
Would Any of My Ideas Be Something Worth Sharing?
Maybe the better question is why wouldn’t my ideas be worth sharing? Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash I have a lot of different things going through my head.…
Do I Make a Fresh New Play for the Traditional Publishing World?
This question of publishing – self or traditional – might not be one and done. Photo by RetroSupply on Unsplash For a time, in the late 90s, I had a…
Is it Helpful Seeing Distractions as Either Good or Bad?
Some distractions are good while others get in the way. Photo by Gigi on Unsplash Today has not been a good writing day. I’ve been distracted by a bad distraction…