No, no, it can’t be April already, can it? The days zip by so fast I am constantly checking the calendar for the correct date. Writing news? Efforts for THE FIRST TIME AGAIN shift into marketing/publicizing. The local newspaper features local writers, at least a cover and publication information, so…
There is no way to explain to someone who’s never written a book, never edited it for (let’s call it what it is) self-publishing, how incredibly tedious and time-consuming the process is. Just when you think it’s perfect and you’ve found and corrected every small mistake in your manuscript, a…
The End of an Error by Mameve Medwed. If you’re a middle-aged woman who didn’t marry her first love and who’s ever wondered about the road not taken, this is the book for you. I’m a bit surprised I finished this book, but I must have done so because I…
Hop over to the Novelists, Inc. blog and read my “Mark Twain Didn’t Twitter” blog posted on October 15, 2010. I’m sure that will be a popular one, especially since it follows right behind an industry professional’s blog whose job is to promote authors and their work. Once I’d finally…
Years ago I read everything I could get my hands on by John D. MacDonald and Elmore Leonard. Maybe the trick is to find male authors I enjoy reading and I haven’t made much effort to do that.
It’s wonderful, isn’t it when an author can overcome a flaw here and there and present a successful book? Note to self: Must learn how to do that.
Remember my motto: Life’s too short to read lousy books.
