If only we had a crystal ball and could see the future. Part of being a successful a writer is forecasting what’s going to be hot and what’s not. Students in my fearless freelancing course have been asking me what I think about the future of writing and where the opportunities will be in the…
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Writing Classes for 2024
I hope your NaNoWriMo is going well. I’ve finally finalized the writing classes I’ll be teaching for 2024. I’m trying to offer as much variety as possible. Fiction, nonfiction and also promoting your books. Here’s the list and I’ll be adding more details about each class and links to sign up as we get closer…
NaNoWriMo-Ready, Set, Go
Hello fellow authors. Happy fall (or spring). It will soon be that time of year again. NaNoWriMo will be upon us before we know it. For the first time in many years, I’m going to take part. I’ll be writing a cozy mystery. How about you, are you up to the challenge? Have you tried…
Rejection Guaranteed
Do you keep submitting your story, think it’s perfect but it keeps getting rejected? If only editors would give us some clue as to why they didn’t think it was a great fit for their publishing line up. Unfortunately, few editors will offer more than not right for us on the standard rejection form. Help…
Catching Up
Hello fellow authors. Yes, it’s been a long time since I posted a blog on this site. I’ve been busy with projects and I’ve been doing lots of summer reading. Which brings me to one of the topics for this post. I’m thinking about adding book reviews. Not just a regular book review but one…
Wednesday Guest Author- M.S. Spencer
It’s Wednesday and that means, it’s Guest Author Day. This week it’s M.S. Spencer… This Writer’s Life-(TWL)-Welcome to the Wednesday blog, happy to have you join us today. Introduce yourself and tell us about yourself, your writing and your books. about yourself, your writing and your books. Hello, my name is M. S. Spencer. Although…
Wednesday Guest Author-Joan Ramirez
It’s time for another guest author spot and for this Wednesday it’s Joan Ramirez. I decided to become an author at the age of 9. My first article appeared in a local newspaper and the writing bug bit me but it would be many decades before I published my first short story, Howie the Frog…
Wednesday Guest Author-J. Arlene Culiner
It’s Wednesday and it’s time for another guest author and please J. Arlene Culiner. TWL-What’s a typical writing session like for you? Do I have a typical writing session? I don’t think so. It all depends on what else is going on (far too much, generally). It also depends on whether I’m pulling together what…
Wednesday Guest Author
It’s Wednesday and that means it’s guest author time. Please welcome Jill Piscitello. This Writer’s Life-(TWL)-Welcome to the Wednesday blog, happy to have you join us today. Introduce yourself and tell us about yourself, your writing and your books. First, thank you so much for hosting me today. I’ve been writing since I could hold…
Wednesday Writing Guest-Kayelle Allen
Time for another Wednesday guest and this week, it’s Kayelle Allen…. TWL-Welcome to the Wednesday blog, happy to have you join us today. Introduce yourself and tell us about yourself, your writing, and your books. Thank you for inviting me. I’m Kayelle Allen and I write stories with immortal gamers, misbehaving robots, and warriors who…