I’ve been reading Elizabeth Sim’s new book You’ve Got a Book In You, and just read the chapter on character names. By the by, if you’ve written a book, thought about it, started one, or simply aspired to see your name on a cover, this is a terrific, common-sense, and freeing book to guide you. … More A teaser for the next book–just for you
Okay, the new promo piece is large, but still quite beauteous. My thanks to the artistry of the Tree house Studio for a sensational new promo card. And now… Why, you ask, the big promo? Because, your creative-type friends have surprises on the horizon. What happens when you combine your favorite authors, great fiction, and … More Promotion Commences, part 2
All right I know, 750 words will not break records in the Daily Word Count Books. It’s okay. Everything is OK and this is why: I’m not going to apologize for anything. I have somehow lost my ritual/habit routine for writing… And for many other things, like vacuuming. But you know what? It doesn’t matter. … More Burgers, Bombs, Blogs, and Balefire.
2012 is winding down and for a couple of weeks I’ve been trying to find a way to write some kind of summary of the past year. Then last Friday, everything that seemed balanced in my world turned upside down. The unspeakable tragedy in Newtown caused me an inexplicable emotional paralysis unlike anything I can … More A Holiday Message from the Heart
After pondering several blog ideas, I decided to talk about routine and the value of having certain patterns in ones day. I think this is especially important for artistic folks. Of the writers I know, some like to start their writing very early in the morning before the busyness of the day interferes. Some like to write … More Operation:Disrupt Routines
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