Tears for Authors?

Author has been my dream job since I was a little kid. I’m proud of myself for building a writing career and incredibly grateful to have found readers who enjoy my stories. Still, even dream jobs have downsides. So, in Read more

Least Resistance – Coming February 15

Least Resistance is the third story in the Jocks and Geeks series.  It releases February 15 and with his story, the series is complete.  I really loved writing all three of the stories int his series and I hope you Read more

Burnout (Not me, this time…)

…but burnout and loss of confidence are things that happen to many authors, sometimes unpredictably. I just saw a favorite author, who had a successful book out in November, say she hasn’t written a word since October. Sometimes a book Read more

Other People’s Stories

One of my guiding mottos as a writer—and as a person—is that everyone has an interesting story to tell. I think it’s a shame that so many people focus so heavily on celebrities when ordinary folks often have the best Read more

Monthly Guest Post—Andy Gallo—A Year of Fits and Stops

I have to admit, a year ago I expected things to better by this time. Glad they don’t pay me to predict the future. I won’t rehash the last year’s ups and down, because we are all living it. Instead, Read more

Author Monthly Post – Anne Barwell – Looking Back at 2021

Happy Holidays, whatever you celebrate. As this is my last post for the year, I figured it was a good time to look back over 2021. I’ll do the reverse in my January post re my plans for 2022. This Read more