I received a lovely email from Ms. Martin, Amelia, and her class about a website on which they found helpful writing information. Thank you for taking the time to share the website with me. You’re correct, there are some great articles about writing–the craft and the business. A slight qualifier,…
There are a lot of newsletters out there that tell us about newly released books, books with great ratings, free books, Kindle Unlimited books, etc., I could go on for pages. Not all newsletters are created equal and what appeals to me might not be what you’re looking for. One…
Yesterday I published Dreams for Tomorrow on Amazon. It is a novella and the second story in the Serenity Bay series. In this story, we meet Mason Reed, owner and chef of the River Inn, and Amber Fuller, a waitress in his restaurant and almost-accountant. Mason dreamed of escaping his frantic life…
When I published my ebook, I went into OMG I Did It mode. When I published the paperback, I had friends ask Does It Feel Real Now? My response was always the same, I felt published when I saw my book on Amazon. Then, Friday, I received the order I’d…
The journey has been long and bumpy, but my debut novel has been published: Kiss Yesterday Goodbye. When I hit the PUBLISH button, my hands shook as I broke out in a cold sweat. Wait. Shouldn’t I be dancing and celebrating, instead of fighting not to lose my breakfast? Am…
A dream of flying may symbolize feeling high or happy or feeling good about something when your awake. If you’re going to dream make it a big one!
Here’s a link to an article by Daniel Coyle about making your writing better. Every rule about writing has been broken. But we need to know the rules before we can break them. Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Talent Code, The Little Book of Talent,Lance…
In other words, writing advice and tips. Now. I have a complicated relationship with giving writing advice. I never… Writing Advice
—the few statements, questions, and/or phrases that begin a writing piece that provoke your audience to keep reading. In storytelling, it can be an artful seduction, luring your readers into your story so that they cannot help but go on to the second sentence… –Verily Merrily Mary How To Write A Captivating Opening Sentence
“I read out loud a lot. So after I write, I read it out loud. You really hear the sticky or clumsy parts when you read it out loud that you don’t notice when you’re just writing it. So I think that makes everything flow better and feel better.” —Rainbow…