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Every author needs to know their ideal reader. Every businessperson must understand the needs of their ideal customer. Finding my ideal audience has always been a struggle. The main reason for this is that I write in multiple genres. I also had a difficult time finding my coaching niche. After all, I want to help …
I’m not talking about this blog. One of the new things you’ll see around here this year is at least once per month, I’ll give you a glance behind the scenes…or more accurately between the covers…of whatever I’m writing at the moment. Have you Seen These? The current project is in “revision” mode. This isn’t …
If you follow me on Facebook, you get a monthly update of my writing projects. If you don’t, you’re going to get one now. I’m an author so I write. I wish I could say that I only write things I LOVE and am jazzed to sit behind my laptop day-in and day-out pounding away …
More poetry from my vaults today. Hopefully, my writing whims aren’t spotlighting the whimsy within me. (Yes, I do love my alliteration.) Today’s offering is quite whimsical. I played with the words and penned them on the page. Background: On this day, I had been brooding about the lack of new ideas and inspiration I’d …
There are books on the process of writing a novel. Entire websites are dedicated to the subject. And none of them suggest doing it the way I’m about to demonstrate. As I move through the process, the reason for that will become abundantly clear. In fact, multiple reasons for avoiding my novel way of writing …
By the time you read this post, it will have been four weeks since I mailed out my queries for Doomsday Dragons. The first week after they were gone, I was still combing through the manuscript. I read it aloud. Strengthened the sentences with stronger verbs and more precise nouns and descriptors. Tried to polish …
In the new publishing paradigm, some authors seek editors at small houses instead of an agent. If you want to walk the traditional path (like me), the best idea is still to find an agent to represent you. Even though the number of agents is high, finding the perfect fit for you and your work …
My youngest son, recent college graduate, swears he doesn’t have to apply for jobs. “It’s who you know, Mom.” In writing, I’ve discovered, this adage is also true. Not that I agree my son should sit around waiting for someone from his “network” to offer him a job, but I see that in the world …
“I live on the street of my dreams.” Do you? Does your daily life take you through your dream landscape? Since I wasn’t being wowed by the uniqueness of the homes on the Street of Dreams, my writer brain went to town to make a life connection. It doesn’t take much to wind up my …
I hope someday to connect with my readers on this blog. As of this moment, I know most of my faithful followers are family, friends and other writers. Thank you for your support. According to Jedi Master of Social Media, Kristen Lamb, I shouldn’t write about writing on my blog. My readers don’t care about …