June 24, 2019 The Inner Secrets of My Novels Continuing my chatty talk about my novels and their inspirations. Sometimes when you write a novel, you plan it – and three sentences into… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 23, 2019 When You Don’t Have Enough Words Last of my introspection days, then we’ll be back to “12 easy hacks for unpeeling an orange”. Sometimes editing requires ADDING words. I have… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 22, 2019 The Number One Reason Your Manuscript Will be Rejected It’s truly sad. I’m always pained by stories of writers who sent their novels out too soon. Recently, I read about a writer who… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 20, 2019 7 Mind Shattering Reasons My Easygoing Blogging Manner gets Zero Hits If you study blogging, which I did once upon a time, I hit upon a lot of people who tell you exactly how to… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 17, 2019 Writing Progress So Far I don’t know why, but I seem to mentally be ahead of the current date. It feels like July to me, maybe because the… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 14, 2019 Writing Cliche’s You Should Eliminate Immediately Once upon a time… a writer chose a visual so powerful it hit every reader, and created an emotional reaction. “A single tear ran… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 13, 2019 Superfluous Words That. So. In (conclusion). Very. Just. Definitely. Then. Rather. Somewhat. Certainly. Quite. Absolutely. Really. Literally. Somehow. Began. Start. Cut. Remove. There’s a few others,… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 11, 2019 Why Writers Need to Beware the Self Publishing Trap Many years ago, I taught music for a living. I was constantly trying to fill my schedule with enough students to make a good… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 3, 2019 The Hardest Lesson to Learn As a Writer After I’d written novel five (and abandoned number 4, because it had derailed), I was sent a video from a producer I was working… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
June 2, 2019 The Perils of Writer Overconfidence Going back through old blog posts, I saw my estimates of my progress in a post written two years ago. I know I sound… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)