We all need someone to check our work. When we’re in school, it’s our teachers. When we grow up, it’s our colleagues, our bosses, our …
Writing Posts
An Exercise in Perfecting the Elevator Pitch
I’m trying to sell a book. I have a few books on the horizon, but only one of those will be ready to start sending …
Reject Redux
Hello all! This post is a retread of an earlier post on rejection with a little added content for entry in ‘Writing Contest: Overcoming Writer’s …
Sucker Literary Blog Hop!
Hi all! Welcome to the next leg of Sucker Literary’s Blog Hop, being held in honor of the release of Volume 3 of Sucker Literary …
Genre’s Bum Rap
Allow me to set the stage for you. Christmas time. I’m unwrapping a gift from my brother and his wife. It’s a book! Gone Girl …
Bad Guys
Everybody has had them – that one person (or sometimes, more than one) in your life that seems to thwart you at every turn, but, …
Reject
A writer’s life is filled with rejection. It takes a lot of hard work to become a Stephen King or a Nora Roberts, and on …
New Years Resolutions
Before I begin, I would love to wish all of my readers Happy Holidays. Whatever you celebrate, I hope you enjoy your time and as …
Thanksgiving
Note to my readers: This blog is a little late. That would be because I was suffering my last month with a computer that quit …
You, Me, Doug, and Leah
Sometimes, I mutter under my breath while I do the dishes. My husband, Ismael, always thinks I’m talking to him. I’m not. I clarify this. …