How to Choose the Right Publishing Path
In the modern publishing era, there are many publishing options for authors, which is both a blessing and a curse. While we are no longer…
The Secret to Writing Joyfully
This past weekend has been a very exciting weekend for me. On Saturday, I was informed by my dear friend, Aimie Runyan, that she was…
From Agent to Publisher: My Story (Part 2)
In my last post, I shared the first half of my story in the time that passed between signing with my agent and signing with…
From Agent to Publisher: My Story (Part 1)
Wow–in preparation for writing this post, I looked back to see how long it’s been since I wrote My Journey to Getting an Agent, or…
Is Writing, Publishing, and Promoting Our Work Selfish?
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers conference this weekend. “Know” may be putting it lightly. “Bombarded with evidence” might be the more appropriate term. This was my…
My Debut Novel Has Sold in a 2-Book Deal!
Wow. It is so crazy to finally write those words! For those of you who have been following me since the beginning (I recently looked…
The 3 Most Common Querying Mistakes
If I admit something to you, do you promise not to hate me? Here goes: I don’t hate writing query letters. Okay, no, I’m not…
Decompartmentalizing Your Art
This month I’m coming to the end of my Artist’s Way journey and my prolonged jaunt through Julia Cameron’s creative mind. I have to say,…
Guest Blog: Design Your Writing Career from the Top Down
Today I’m over at the Writers in the Storm blog talking about creating a career plan. I’m also giving away a free writing career template!…
Guest Blog: The ABC’s of Writing – Always Be Creating
I’m over on the Erindipity blog today talking about one of my most important writing goals for 2016 and I have a few tips for…