Five Tips for Perfecting Voice
Voice is often something that people new to writing struggle with, and most of us, at some point, have been told by […]
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Marketing for Authors
There are a lot of obstacles that stand in the way of getting your books into the hands of readers. For many […]
My Year as a Debut Novelist
I was waiting a long time to get my first “yes” on a novel. Now, a little more that a year past […]
Leaving Kent State Wins Gold
I’m feeling a little Olympic today, as yesterday it was announced that Leaving Kent State has won a 2017 Moonbeam Children’s Award Gold […]
Resistance and the Main Stream Media
As we enter a dark period in our country, where our new President is signing executive orders to ban certain immigrants from […]
Writing the Story You Can’t Tell
When I entered my MFA program in 2014, I had no idea what a cathartic process writing is to most people who […]
Tips to Keep You Motivated with Writing and Reading
Our celebrations of January 1 as our New Year has a somewhat murky history. According to the History Channel, we have Julius […]
I’m Not Sure Where November Went
The only thing I am sure of is that it’s long gone. It’s been a kind of whirl wind month for me. […]
Monsters
I love Halloween. The rustle of the leaves, the cool of the night, the damp shine of a rain-slicked street, the quiet […]
PiBoIdMo for the UnPiBoIdMo-able
I am always fascinated by the flurry of activity surrounding the writing challenges of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), NaPoWriMo (National Poetry […]