At my last RWA meeting, we were blessed to have five guests, new faces that were potentially new members. Once stuck out to me and I am sad to say it wasn’t for a good reason. At one point during the meeting she raised her hand and asked, “I have a book finished, but I’m [...]
The writing process is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it for those who are thin skinned. When you write, eventually someone sees it whether you want them to or not and, inevitably, someone is going to critique it whether or not you ask it of them. If you’re writing for publication, you [...]
Giving Back
I’m a big believer in giving back to those who gave to me, and my blog today is about that very thing. In my local RWA chapter, the Greater Detroit RWA we give back in many ways. By helping critique each others work, by offering advice, ideas, brainstorming to others who need [...]
This is crossposted because yesterday I couldn’t post, so I posted this over at Seven Wicked Writers for today’s post about yesterday’s screwed up day!
So, it’s just after one in the afternoon, so when you think about it, my post for today isn’t as late as I figured it would be. I woke up yesterday morning, [...]
How much promo is too much? Is there really such a thing? In this economy where sales are sagging and it often seems like it’s every author for him or herself, can you ever get your name out there too much? When do you cross the line from simply promoting to downright badgering?
These were question [...]
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Patti
Hey Stephani, here we are again sitting down to do our Up Close and Personal Chats. How are you doing [...]
Today was one of those days where I had every intention on writing and real life just continued to interfere. Right now, it’s almost 10 PM EST and I’m just now getting to sit down and write today’s blog post. I had planned on working on Sweet Caress this morning and get it sent back [...]
A lot of people ask me when I find the time to write. I write in the morning before I go to the day job. I write during my breaks at work and I write when I get home. I even write on my days off. I guess a person could say I don’t get [...]
Editors will tell you to write the Book of Your Heart. Whether it be in a workshop at a conference, an online class, or even a conversation, they all say don’t follow the trends, because it’s only a trend when you start writing the book. Months later when you are ready to submit, [...]
So, I’ve started working on Scorched in what little spare time I’ve been able to come up with in the last week or so. With two massive headlines barrelling down on me I have to get two stories finished before I can really sink my teeth into this story. So, I did add about 275 [...]
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