One writer’s resolutions for 2013
Those familiar with the indie writers scene are no strangers to Joe Konrath. His determination and focus have paved the path for his success as an indie writer. This post on his blog offers his...
View ArticleLegal issues for self publishing
Bernard Starr conducted an informative interview with a lawyer on legal issues facing self-published authors. You can read it at The Huffington Post HERE.
View ArticleGrammar reminders
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View ArticleUPDATE: Work in progress
My sixth novel, The House With the Wraparound Porch, is now in the hands of my editors. If all proceeds smoothly, look for its release sometime in May 2013!
View ArticlePublication nearing
My editors are nearly done reading The House With the Wraparound Porch. One wrote that it’s “the best piece of writing I’ve ever edited….” Can’t wait to finalize the cover design with my artist, too....
View ArticlePublication update: The House With the Wraparound Porch
Thank you readers for your patience as I finish the editing of my new novel, The House With the Wraparound Porch. Publication should be on track for sometime within the next month. Right now I’m doing...
View ArticleIndie Chicks post #1
I’m now a member of the Indie Chicks Café women indie writers group. My first blog post has been posted at the official café site. It’s about how to engage the readers’ senses with your writing. Read...
View ArticleKeep ‘em fed, keep ‘em writing
Saw this today on facebook and had to share. Great advice if you enjoy the works of Indie Writers.
View ArticleIndie Chicks Café: My latest blog post
Read my take on National Novel Writing Month (with a modest proposal), HERE.
View ArticleBlog nod
Thanks to Writer’s Rest author Lindsay Edmunds for her kind nod to fellow indies, including me. You can read her full post HERE. I hope to get her on my blog soon when she releases her new novel...
View ArticleThe writing life
It’s National Novel Writing Month. And yes, I’m participating in NaNoWriMo again. This will be my sixth year racing to the finish. (I won three of the past five years.) In celebration of the month,...
View ArticleSHARE: An essay on highly productive writers
Rachel Toor has written a wonderful post for The Chronicle for Higher Education. Its intended audience is academia. It’s imperative that EVERY writer serious about the craft read it. I found myself...
View ArticleWelcome 2015
Seven years ago this January I tossed my first novel into the indie publishing ring. I did not enter the game as a complete newbie, because both journalism and graphic design careers had preceded the...
View ArticleAll quiet on the wintry front
It’s bleak midwinter. Snowstorm after snowstorm have been dropping white post cards from the heavens. Winds that skied down the Canadian Rockies and across the great plains have plummeted this area...
View ArticleChecking in, tuning in
Hi there, blog readers. Remember me? Sorry for the long silence, but I am busy with the current work in progress. When it’s completed, this will be my eighth published book and my seventh novel. As you...
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