Take a look at the Internet – without stopping for cute puppy videos – and you’ll find dozens, if not hundreds, of blog posts and news items labeling themselves as the be-all, end-all guides to writing. Compare them to each other and I bet you’ll find large similarities between them all. There’s a finite amount…
Category: General Interest
SO MUCH TIME AND SO LITTLE TO DO!
“Wait…strike that…reverse it…okay.” – Willie Wonka So many of my friends have asked me how I stay so laid-back, easy-going, and calm all the time. One friend even described me once as having a perpetual island attitude, referring to the relaxation one experiences on vacation in the Caribbean or some such place. Well, first of…
Book Revision, The Extreme Version
This week is the beginning of a new year. And for me, a new book. Except it’s not really a new book. I’m going to re-write a historical romance I wrote, and which was published, nearly fifteen years ago. I’ve revised and re-released most of my backlist, so this isn’t a new experience for me….
Antler Dust: The Longest Ride
I wrote Antler Dust in the mid 1990’s. I’d tell you the exact date or year, but I have no clue. Friends gave me feedback and fellow writers, too. In pretty quick fashion, I got a good agent in New York City. (This was my third manuscript and third agent in New York; I was…
Multi-Tasking or Single-Tasking: What Works Best for You?
I always have a lot going on at any one time, in my writing life and in real life. Yes, I do see a distinct separation between the two lives, even though one tends to muddy up the other from time to time. When I’m writing, I’m a writer. I put on my writerly cloak…