The Writing Journey
Knowing I love to write and having something to write about are two different things. I have an idea of what I want to write, but not the actual topic. I've intentionally put some distance between book 4 in my series and now. I've done a lot of freelance writing projects and as usual will know when I'm supposed to write that next book. I'm not waiting for invisible inspiration to strike, but I'm also not forcing an idea either. Everyone's writing journey is different. Some pe
Author Reviews
Writers who complete a novel are tough. Writers who market a completed novel and overcome rejections are tougher. Writers who persevere through rejections to sell a book to a publisher are toughest. Writers who earn positive and even negative reviews on their published book are Gold medalists. Writing is not an easy journey. It takes relentless dedication and pursuit of an ongoing dream up steep mountains, through low valleys, and sometimes across vast, flat land for a long t
Adversity and the New Year
I have never been so glad to get to this point of the year. Actually, I've been looking forward to it since last year. It's when I take a big chunk of time off from my day job. And, the time when I get to shift from extrovert into introvert and W-R-I-T-E. Writers may have this weird intuition. We're feelers. I mean, we have to 'feel' in order to write about stuff, right? Well, I had intuitions about this past year, and it was adversity after adversity after adversity. After a
Who's That Guy
Clearly he’s reading one of my books, LOL. Must be an ARC. Seriously tho. I need visuals. Sometimes I’ll see an image, a person, a place, and it sparks a scene or whole new story. Stories evolve from one small thing, individual, or concept. I am that person who can go to any event and be completely content observing people. Concerts. Yeah, I’m listening because I love music, but I’m not so much paying attention to what’s on stage (unless it’s Barbra Streisand). Nope, I’m lo