The calendar says spring but the temperature doesn’t agree. It’s been a bitter cold week but I’ve been busy so it’s just as well I wasn’t tempted outside by balmy weather. Yesterday I completed gallery proofs of my upcoming cookbook. It’s looking good and reading through it made me just as hungry as when it…
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Friday Ramblings From An Author-It’s The First of March
March already and almost spring which has me looking forward to doing some writing outside. There’s nothing like a change in venue and temperature to spark creativity. In our yard we have what I call the potting shed. The previous owner built it and left a whole bunch of gardening stuff in there, and yes,…
My Chat with Darlene Poier, Publisher of Pages of Stories
Good Monday Morning To You. If you’ve written a short story and looking for a home for it, Pages of Stories might be of interest to you. Check out this interview with Darlene Poier, its publisher, to find out what she’s looking for- This Writer’s Life (TWL)-Tell us about yourself, your publication and when it…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-It’s February
Happy February to you. I’ll make this a short post as it’s been a hectic day. I’ll start with some self promotion about the workshop I’m teaching this month. It starts on Monday, is offered by the Colorado Romance Writers, and at the moment we don’t have many participants. I hate cancelling workshops so if you…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Happy New Year
This is my first ramblings of the year. And Happy New Year to you all. I did take some time off over Christmas, watched some movies and caught up with my reading. Now it’s back to work. Most of this week has been devoted to editing. I’m currently working on edits for an upcoming story, the…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Holiday Edition
Just four more days until Christmas and I’m looking forward to a few days off. It’s been a busy year for me, but in a way I hope that 2013 is just the same. I always say even if I won the lottery I’d still keep writing which I think is proof that you truly love what…
Self-Publishing Print Books with Feedaread.com
Self-publishing is here to stay. I know the major emphasis has been on electronic books but if you still have your heart set on being published in print (and self-publishing print books), here’s something that might interest you FeedARead.com Tell us about Feed a Read and how it got started. FeedARead.com is independently run and was…
In The Hot Seat with Sue Moorcroft
We kick off a new week with Sue Moorcroft in the Hot Seat… Currently Reading…. Unstoppable by Suzanne Brockmann. This is one of her early books but, owing to the power of Kindle, it’s now easy to get in the UK. Currently Watching…. Um, I don’t watch much TV, to be honest. What I…
Friday Ramblings from An Author-Summer Reading
Summer’s officially here which means loads of sites and publications are issuing their summer reading lists. I’ve always been an avid reader but five years ago got into the habit of reading three books at one time. Why the sudden need to read more? My uncle was diagnosed with a brain tumor and died six…
Editing, editing and yes, more editing
Yes, I know I said that This Writer’s Life was back on track and then I didn’t post another entry for over a month. One of the drawbacks of writing a lot is it translates into editing a lot. I just got done with a whole bunch of edits for upcoming stories and hopefully I’ll…