IMPOSTER SYNDROME? Imposter syndrome? I seriously thought this was a joke. The term is used a lot amongst creatives, but I never understood exactly what it was or what it felt like until last week. Imposter syndrome, I thought, denoted a lack of confidence or belief in one’s own abilities…
I’ll put my alter ego, AJ Tillock’s hat on for now and explain why the second book in the GRINDING REALITY series still isn’t out, three years later: It’s because: I’ve been sitting on the partially completed manuscript for most of that time. Contemporary romance is so much easier to…
This is the first of many newsletters, I hope, although I can’t promise one every month. I’m not sure I’d have enough “news” to bother with every month! My web site has been redesigned. Check it out at www.barbarameyers.com I think everything works, including the buy links for my books. …
Each chapter of The Forbidden Bean opens with a verse from the Bible. Here’s why as best as I can recollect: During the time I was writing it (or more likely rewriting it), I was randomly reading a Bible chapter a day. I don’t know why. It seemed like a…
Ever wonder how authors come up with ideas? I’ve worked in a chain coffee store for years, and don’t get me wrong, it’s a great job with great benefits, but after five years there I kept thinking, there’s got to be a way to make money from this. Hmm. Wonder…
What if you had an addiction to a substance for which there was no rehab? What if you couldn’t tell anyone about your addiction? In Tee Rutledge I may have created the ideal fictional addict, but there are many correlations to real life addiction. First of all, she has no…
