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How Writing Has Changed – 1 Generational and Industry Gap
When I attended the Romance Writers of America seminar in 2003, I was new to the world of writing with the intent to publish. When I attended the 2012 seminar this summer, I was a veteran, the author...
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How Writing Has Changed – 3 Marketing? It’s up to ME?!
I recently attended the 2012 RWA (Romance Writers of America) conference in Anaheim, CA. In this series, I will share observations and experiences I believe will be interesting, if not helpful, to...
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How Writing Has Changed – 4 Bye-Bye Gatekeeper!
I recently attended the 2012 RWA (Romance Writers of America) conference in Anaheim. I attended the 2003 RWA seminar in Manhattan. I believe sharing my observations and other experiences can help both...
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How Writing Has Changed – 5 Marketing (or not) with Social Media
There’s a very cool Howard Stern interview with Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins. I believe many writers would benefit from listening to/watching. Writers and musicians have much in common, and...
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How Writing Has Changed – 6 Mark Coker and Smashwords
I recently attended the 2012 RWA Writers Conference in Anaheim, California. Okay, I’m going to take a minute here to plug RWA. This organization is a great resource for writers. They do a fantastic...
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How Writing Has Changed 7 – Take Control of Your Career
Technology has certainly leveled the playing field, so to speak, for authors. In the new technology driven model, new and aspiring writers are in the same space occupied by New York Times best selling...
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How Writing Has Changed 8 – Going It Alone
I first learned about publishing in high school, after receiving a copy of the Writer’s Market from Writer’s Digest as a Christmas gift from a fellow would-be writer. I envisioned eventually having a...
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How Writing Has Changed 9 – Is your hero on the corporate payroll?
I once received some interesting feedback on a scene in a novel. “The hero would never do that!” cautioned a published novelist. My response? “He would if he was human.” Of course, it was a sex...
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Writing Tip (1) – Don’t Think About It
Last night, I sat heavily in a chair, glass of red wine in hand, and momentarily contemplated how mentally tired I felt. When one of the kids asked why I was so tired, I explained that I’d been...
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For Writers Inspiration is Everywhere
Here’s an irony for you. I sit down to write an article about writing and – draw a blank! It isn’t that I don’t have the material or the idea – it isn’t that I don’t know what I want to say. I just...
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Like Photography, Writing Can Benefit from Focus
There are multiple ways to approach a novel and for me, each story seems to take a different route from start to finish. This can be frustrating, trust me. In focus: Character I’m working on a novel...
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Writers in Strange Times
Rude awakening. With Mother Nature acting as an alarm clock this morning, my day started earlier than usual. The thunderclap that shook the building set off car alarms. I pictured some poor soul...
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Author’s Corner – What do I think about…?
I was recently asked my opinion regarding different writing projects by first-time authors. I’ve decided to share the response with a wider audience as I’m sure there are other would-be writers...
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Author’s Corner – Amazon V. Hatchette
Very interesting fud going around regarding the dispute between Amazon and Hatchette Publishing. Would be authors might be interested to hear my perspective as someone who entered the market just as...
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How Writing Has Changed – 5 Marketing (or not) with Social Media
There’s a very cool Howard Stern interview with Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins. I believe many writers would benefit from listening to/watching. Writers and musicians have much in common, and...
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Bringing a Story to Life – Day Dreams, Sleepless Nights
I’m not getting a lot of sleep these days, thanks to my Metatron’s Army Project. But it wasn’t always that way. In fact, the building blocks used to help me fall asleep. The project came to life,...
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Bringing a Story to Life – Lead Me On
If music be the food of love, play on. -Shakespeare. Eight Days a Week. I am finishing what has been a marathon writing session. Producing over ten thousand words a day during a Sunday to Sunday...
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Fate or Free Will?
When I was in 9th grade we read Romeo and Juliet in my literature class, after which the teacher led a discussion on Fate versus Free Will.. The class was fairly evenly split, ironically enough and I...
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