We haven't done this in a while - So here are the rules: How does this work? To quote the genie in Aladdin, “There are a few provisos, a couple of quid-pro-quos…”   READY? GO!

Finding a critique group/partner (I call them 'critters') is one of the most frustrating things about being a writer. Then, when you find the perfect one, and life intervenes, and they drift away.  Don't you hate when that happens? So I thought it might help if I laid out the rules for a  perfect crit […]

I learn something new with every book I write. Usually, it's craft-related, or characterization, high concept--concrete things.  But this next book taught me something deeper and more important. I'm hoping something in my pain and suffering will keep some of you from the same. First, a bit of backstory. The past almost two years, I've […]

Y'all know that I'm the Golden Retriever of the writing world. The grandma cheerleader in a skirt that won't zip (no photo, because no one wants to see that. Trust me). But I had an epiphany today. I wanted to share, in case it helps you, too.  It was one of those golden days. You […]

In light of June Westerfield’s recent post about creating your own book cover (if you missed it, you can read it here), you’re thinking I’m going to say you shouldn't narrate your own audiobook, right? Wrong! My answer is:   Yeah, that's helpful, right? I think the easiest way to explain is to tell you […]