It’s been more like fall than the last few weeks of summer and I’ve discovered although I don’t like cold weather, it’s one and only plus is I seem to get more writing done when the temperature dips. I’m working on the second draft of my Christmas themed shifter story, and fingers crossed, I’ll have…
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Monday Writing Prompt-Turning Leaves
Some of the leaves on the trees in my neighborhood are already turning golden. For this writing prompt, the leaves don’t change and not one single leaf falls. I know this prompt has a slight sci-fi feel to it and you can take that approach for you like. Other ideas might be that only one…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Autumn Has Arrived
An earlier than usual rambling this week and two reasons for it. First reason, I wanted to pass along this link to a free writing prompt e-book at Amazon. I know from experience sometimes they’re free one hour and not the next, so here it is Second reason, an idea for another story in my…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Almost September
The last Rambling of the month. I wish summer could last longer but I’ve a feeling September’s going to have some great outdoor type weather too. I’m teaching two workshops next month. the new getting ready for NaNoWriMo which begins on Monday, and on September 8th, Getting Your 15 Minutes which is all about self…
Monday Writing Prompt-What Happened This Summer?
Summer doesn’t officially end until next month, but it’s the last week of August so some schools are already open while the majority of people head back after the holiday weekend. Students have lots to tell their friends about what they did during summer break. Even teachers fill co-workers in on where they went on…
Friday Ramblings-New Release Day
It’s release day for my new series Big Sky County. Last week I didn’t have the cover yet so I couldn’t share it with you during my ramblings so here it is- Next release is book seven of my Perfect Pairings series. This one features the first shifter and it’s called Falling For An Alpha….
Designing Your Book Cover
Besides finding a good editor and proofreader, the biggest headache for self-publishers is designing an eye-catching cover for your book. Here are two site that might be of some help- Joel Friedlander is a book designer that has this informative blog about all things related to book covers and design- http://www.thebookdesigner.com/ Jimmy Thomas is the…
Monday Writing Prompt-Back To School
You can’t miss that it’s back to school season. Sales and ads everywhere and therefore a good topic for a story. Your main character might be someone who’s heading into the classroom for the first time, a teacher, a child’s first day of school, or even an older person returning to university. Or maybe you’re…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Mid-August
The days are getting shorter again and where I live it’s dark by 9 p.m. Has anyone made their writing goals for fall? Mine are to get more writing how to books finished. And if you’re thinking of taking part in this year’s National Write a Novel Month, be sure to check out my new…
Two Interesting Articles Aimed at Writers and Authors
Here are two articles I found on the Internet that I thought made for interesting reading- http://www.theguardian.com/money/work-blog/2014/jul/29/freelance-writing-pay-new-media http://blog.bookbaby.com/2014/07/what-is-a-writing-residency-and-how-can-i-get-one/