It’s time to read, and write good books for your fans. In a recent Yale study, researchers found that avid readers may live as much as two years longer than non-readers. Details of the study It followed over three thousand people over a 12-year period. They were placed in three groups. Group One was a…
Tag: the writing life
Taming the Worry Monster
Quick – grab a piece of paper and a pen and jot down a list of things you are worrying about. Don’t stop to think whether they are rational or irrational. Don’t try to prioritize. Just scribble them down. Do it now. I’ll wait. While I wait I will contemplate this still life photo of…
The Writer’s Nightmare Before Christmas
The holidays are coming…can you feel your writing time slipping away? I love the holidays, the lights, the costumes, the decorations, the family, the baking—presents. The one thing is, those months ALWAYS knock me off my word count track. Usually this is not a huge problem. I pick back up in January and keep plugging…
RUMINATIONS ON THE WRITER-READER RELATIONSHIP
As I write this I am still days away from the most traumatic experience of my life – surgery. But by the time you read this, not only will it all be over, I will be well on my way to recovery, if not fully recovered. I will know whether or not the mass they…
The Secret is Out!
After years of writing and months of revisions, my latest “baby” made her debut into the world on July 15th–Crimson Secret, Book 4 in my Coin Forest historical romance series. It features medieval battles during the War of the Roses, the forgotten charm of “living bridges,” and forbidden love. Master bridge builder Lord Penry is a known traitor,…