By Susan Schooleman Ever notice how at the beginning of so many books all the good, sweet, motherly mothers die? The narrator of my short story, And Now a Word from Bambi’s Mother, makes this observation over margaritas in an Italian-Mexican hybrid restaurant. One too many margaritas, it turns out. She ends up dying in…
After the elation of signing two book contracts in 30 days, in the middle of COVID, I was brought very resoundingly back to earth when I got the first manuscript back from the editor. Thud. Ouch. I went through four rounds of edits with my first traditionally published book, An Unsinkable Love, several years ago,…
Safe at home. Yeah, sure, but even with all this extra time on your hands, you can’t get in gear to write? With all the bad news swirling around these days, it’s no surprise. Here are tips to free yourself from the dark clouds of viruses and pandemonium and put the joy back in your…
When I saw Mark Stevens’ post on The Power of Now, I looked at the picture of someone jumping off a cliff in a wingsuit and thought, “I would never do that.” But then I realized that I had done something very much like that. About 40 years ago I was working at a software…
Marketing. For many authors it’s a dirty word. When I go to RMFW events and I talked to aspiring authors I get the distinct impression that the real reason why so many people pitch to agents and chase a traditional contract is because they just don’t want to do the marketing. I have spoken with…