Do You Review?
As I'm starting to count down to the release of my first novel, I'm working with my publisher to figure out a marketing plan. One of the things that I think helps readers choose a novel (at least it certainly…
Iron Sharpening Iron…I Hope
Most of the time, being a critique partner is awesome - you get to read (yay!) quality fiction (if you've managed to get someone who writes good stuff as your CP -- I have) before anyone else (or at least…
Why I Break the Cardinal Rule
Everyone will tell you that if you want people to read your blog, you need to have pictures in your posts. (And, as a side note, please people, please, the whole shooting match is called a blog, the individual pieces…
I Begin to Understand Why People Have Assistants
Being a reasonably computer savvy individual, my initial instinct when faced with the need for something online or otherwise technical is to just take care of it myself. I've programmed for a living, and even now teach people how to…
Keys to Productivity
One of the first things people will tell you (and yes, it's those ephemeral "people") is that the simplest way to increase your productivity is to get up an hour early. From the basic math standpoint, I can see where…
Miscellaneous Thoughts
So, yet another Friday without a book review. Yet again not for want of reading, but really more from not having much to say about what's been read. And so there are but a few miscellaneous thoughts to share. First,…
Are You a Re-Reader?
No book review this week because I've not read anything new lately. I've been reading, certainly (I really can't fathom not having something to read started) but I've been rereading old favorites. I love to re-read. But I've come to…
Can You Be a Writer and a Reader?
There's been another fascinating discussion on the ACFW main loop (if you're writing Christian fiction and you've not joined ACFW, you might find it's worth your while. I'm finding it quite useful.) I guess in this case it's not so…
“Drive”, he said.*
There's a rather long (and it seems to be a teeny bit heated in some cases, honestly) discussion on the ACFW main loop right now about the use of tags in dialog. (Tags, for those not up on their writing…
Writing and the Private Soul
In the year 2000 (that sounds like one of those ominous sci-fi prologues, doesn't it?), when my husband and I realized that adding kids to our family was going to have to take a different route than is traditional, we…