Recently I heard the shocking statistic 200 million Americans think they have a novel in them #writing #amwriting Click To Tweet Imagine that! It made me wonder about who manages to get that novel out and who does not. Clearly lots of people do not. I’m going to share this quiz to help you see […]
Archives for December 2014
Tips for Meeting New Year’s Writing Goals
As the new year nears, my guess is you’re thinking about goals. You’re setting resolutions for the next 365 days. We all somehow believe that those days are endless, and we will lose those extra pounds, exercise as much as we need, give gratitude for what we have, remember to visit our shut-in friends and […]
Remembering Another Christmas
Three years ago my husband and I traveled to North Carolina to see family for Christmas. My mother and stepfather live there and my husband’s son as well as his brother. It was one of our typical whirlwind trips–2 nights here, one night there, trying to cover all the bases. My youngest sister lived in […]
Tips for Publishing without an Agent
The world of publishing is changing so fast it’s hard to keep up Click To Tweet In the past writers had to have an agent to get a foot in the door at most the publishing houses. Agents selected writers that had previously published and sold well or showed excellent potential to do so. Why? […]
Author Spotlight–Clea Simon
I’m thrilled to host Clea Simon today on my blog. She has written many wonderful cozy mysteries featuring several series characters but always a cat. Her cat mysteries are quite fun because she treats cats as cats. She doesn’t have cats do super-cat things. I loved her first Theda Krakow mystery, Mew is for Murder […]
Tips for Overcoming the Loneliness of Writing
Some writers love being by themselves. They love the solitude of writing #writingtips Click To Tweet Others experience a sense of loneliness while writing. I fall somewhere between these two places. For me, I enjoy writing by myself without interruptions #writingtips Click To Tweet But, if I simply cloister myself in my office with my […]
Virtual Blog Tour–An Intimate Murder by Stacie Verdick Case
Today I’m hosting a fellow mystery writer. Stacie Verdick Case recently released An Intimate Murder. She is sharing some of her thoughts about mystery writing with us. When you write mysteries, the biggest challenge an author faces is leaving the reader wanting more. I don’t just mean at the end of a book but at […]
Big Little Lies–A Review
After I read Laine Moriarty’s Husband’s Secret and reviewed it here, I decided to give one of her other books a go. Big Little Lies is full of tension, conflict and a murder #books #booklovers Click To Tweet The story centers around parents of kids attending a preschool in Australia. It is almost a parody of […]
Book Blast—Giveaway: Shadow Catcher by James R. Hannibal
Book Blast–Thriller by James R. Hannibal From James R. Hannibal—a veteran combat pilot with Top Secret clearance from the U.S. government—comes an electrifying high-tech thriller in the great tradition of Tom Clancy… Over ten years ago, Air Force major Nick Baron was part of a failed special ops mission that left a B-2 stealth bomber […]
Spotlight on Cozy Mystery Writer–Susan Bernhardt
Being a huge cozy mystery fan, I’m very excited to have fellow-mystery writer, Susan Bernhardt here to talk about her new release, Murder Under the Tree. BTW, if you haven’t read The Ginseng Conspiracy, you are in for a treat Click To Tweet Aren’t we all looking for a new writer? I’m happy to introduce […]
