What’s worse than readers hating your book? Readers loving it….I know that sounds counter intuitive, but bear with me here… You’ve just published a book! You’re pretty sure it’s okay. I mean, you kind of love it, but it’s YOUR Read more
I’m just going to come right out and say it. Whether you think things are being “blown out of proportion” or you’re more than a little stressed out about all the quarantines and panic shopping, one quick scroll through Facebook Read more
Being an author is a lonely business. This seems self evident maybe, but it’s something I didn’t think about much until I quit my day job and started working all on my own every day. It’s been almost two years Read more
Tropes. Some people cringe when they hear this word, thinking that tropes are inherently lazy or boring, but as a writer and especially a writer who’s trying to write to market or gain more readers, tropes are your best friend. Read more
It probably will come as no surprise to you to hear that writers spend a LOT of time with the voices in their heads. But you might not expect to hear that more often than not, rather than the voices Read more
As a group authors seem to hoard more than our fair share of atypical brain stuff- anxiety, depression, and yes, ADD. While I could easily talk on what it’s like to live as an author with all three, this morning Read more