By Julie Luek I’m almost fifty. There it is in black and white, a milestone in my life. My kids, 23 and 18, are flying the coop this year, out into the world to pursue their passions. My daughter, bless her heart, has inherited my creative passions and will pursue her love of music. She’s…
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Have You Ever Considered Writing Nonfiction?
By Liesa Malik Gasp! As storytellers and novelists, the word “nonfiction” can sound very constraining. It conjures up all sorts of nasty images, like: Deadlines Pressure Talking to, or interviewing total strangers Taking notes when people talk too fast Maybe even boring topics to write about. But after over twenty years in marketing, and with…
Stay with the FLOW
By D A Gordon During the last twelve months I have edited, critiqued and judged a bunch of stories. This is partly due to the fact that I belong to five writing groups and I’m a contest judge. Because I’m a semi-retired English teacher and technical writer, I tend to scan for grammatical errors when…
Writing and Juggling
By Kristi Helvig In light of the upcoming launch for my sci-fi debut, BURN OUT, someone asked me in an interview about how I managed to balance my work as a psychologist, my writing obligations, and parenting two young children. I laughed because ‘balanced’ is the last word I’d use to describe myself right now….
Amazon Ranking: From Loser to Bestseller and Back Again
By J.A. (Julie) Kazimer *The words/numbers I am about to bore you with are all true. – You can trust me. I would never lie. Amazon…*sigh* Did anyone else get a little flutter just saying the word? Are your hands starting to sweat? If not, then you probably haven’t launched a book recently. You see,…