Spring Cleaning? 10 Tips for Writers
I know it’s only February, but in my office that’s when I start thinking about Spring Cleaning. Why so early? Because I hate the process, even though it is vital to the smooth operation of my freelance...
View ArticleQuote It! Writing and Editing
“If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.” –Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British playwright, novelist (Of...
View ArticleWriting Lessons from Dogs
Sometimes when I’m goofing with my two dogs, Baxter and Taffy, God will snap his fingers, hold his hand over my nose, and tell me to “Sit. Stay. Listen.” And when I do, I learn valuable lessons. Almost...
View ArticleFilling Your Well of Ideas
Sometimes I think my idea well has run dry. The plots I dredge up are so spare they couldn’t even flesh out a flash fiction story. Can you relate? The Well of Ideas Usually what this means is I need to...
View ArticleWhat is the hardest thing about writing a part of a collection?
I was asked this question by the author Lena Nelson Dooley in a blog interview yesterday for her site. Here’s what I said: “Truthfully, finding the time to write is the hardest thing. My job is very...
View ArticleTiny House Living May Not Be For You—But Our Book Is!
My novella, “Big Love,” is just one of seven great reads collected here! Me and my co-authors in the novella collection Coming Home (which contains my novella, “Big Love” and six others) were attracted...
View ArticleA Book Lover’s Christmas
Books are great Christmas presents. No, they really are. Because unless you’re last-minute shopping and grabbing the first thing you see (been there, done that) a book is a personal gift. Giving...
View ArticleJoin Our Tiny House Roadshow Tour!
Tiny houses are all the rage these days, but what can you do with something so small? Here are seven stories from seven authors about people chasing their dreams, making fresh starts, finding love,...
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