Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone
Before I was a writer, I was a reader. And I read mostly mysteries, biography, history and some literary fiction. […]
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INSPIRATION – The Power of WHAT IF
Michele: Welcome Arlene Kay to Miss Demeanors until you see how far Arlene takes her research! Make sure you click[…]
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Hail the Creators (Authors, This Means You!)
So, I’ve been thinking a lot about how the publishing industry is upside down. Authors are the ones who bring[…]
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Introducing Rosalie Spielman!
Vanity Fair, which I love, has a “Proust Questionnaire” at the end of each issue. I thought we would pose[…]
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What’s The Point (of Art)?
I was going to write about something else, but the news of Sinéad O’Connor’s passing hit me a bit hard,[…]
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Reader Reviews: Spreading the Love
I periodically post a reminder to readers about how valuable their input is to the success of a book. Since[…]
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DOES YOUR PROTAGONIST HAVE A MUSIC ID?MAYBE SHE SHOULD.
Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch series, spoke about his career and this protagonist in particular, at ThrillerFest earlier[…]
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My First Post Pandemic Conference: Five Things I Learned
I just got back from the Golden Crown annual readers and writers conference where Legacy in the Blood, the fourth[…]
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4 Anthologies to Submit to NOW
Submitting to anthologies is a great way to showcase your work. You can find your story side-by-side with a story[…]
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A Week in the Life of a Self-Published Author
I may be a full-time writer, but that doesn’t mean I can write full time. Here’s an overview of some of the stuff I had to do this week to keep my writing career going.
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