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What Readers Say Behind Our Backs (and Sometimes to Our Faces)
I recently had the privilege of moderating a discussion between a local author and an inaugural book club in Silverthorne. After the two hour dialogue, my author friend and I shared our impressions over a glass of wine. Number one take-away: most readers are not writers and therefore say things we would never say to…
“Wawa” Your Writing
When my mother passed, I inherited her Hammond organ. My husband, both an engineer and a guitarist, welcomed it into our home, for it was the same model used by The Allman Brothers, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Pink Floyd, and other rock bands in the 70s. After doing some basic oiling and repair of the…
Ditch the Fear and Embrace Book Marketing
My second novel, Blindspot, releases today so I’ve spent much of the last month getting ready for the launch, which includes podcasts, interviews, social media posts, giveaways, media pitches, and sending out advanced reader copies (ARCs) for review. And as many writers know, the marketing of a book is oftentimes far harder than writing the…
Personal Observations About Taking Everyday Things for Granted
Still recovering from a recent surgery, I’ve somehow missed the greening of spring, scent of heavy-laden lilacs, hyacinths in full-blooms, colorful tulips, and leafing of aspen in lower elevations. Any type of health is easy to take for granted — vision, smelling, walking and the ability to stand in a long line at the store….