(http://youaredoingthatwrong.com/tag/bella/) “Lestat and Louie feel sorry for vampires that sparkle in the sun. They would never hurt immortals who choose to spend eternity going to high school over and over again in a small town —...
Interview with Debut Author Ronald R. Van Stockum Jr.
This week I had the privilege of interviewing a good friend of mine and newly published author, Ronald R. Van Stockum Jr. His debut book, Markman’s Home, came out in June and is available on Amazon in kindle or paperback form. Reggie, as his friends call him, was the...
Special Giveaway
Fellow author and excellent mentor of writers, K.M. Weiland, is releasing a new annotated version of Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre: The Writer’s Digest Annotated Classic.). To promote it, she's doing a giveaway of some fantastic prizes from Writer's Digest, with the grand...
3 Ways to Advance Your Writing Career: Part 3
Last week, I spoke about how to advance your writing career while still writing your novel. You can do this by devoting some attention to 3 important things: 1. Publishing Short Stories 2. Professional Development 3. Social Networking/Promotion This week we’ll focus...
3 Ways to Advance Your Writing Career: Part 2
Last week, I spoke about how to advance your writing career while still writing your novel by devoting some attention to 3 important things: 1. Publishing Short Stories 2. Professional Development 3. Social Networking/Promotion This week we'll focus on professional...
3 Ways to Advance Your Writing Career: Part 1
The next few weeks I want to focus on how to advance your writing career while still working on your first novel. Writing a novel is a long and difficult process. Though some experienced writers can knock out a 90,000 word manuscript in a couple of months, us newbie...
Writer’s Heaven: Fellowships and Grants
Wouldn't you kill for some time alone, free from your day job and life's distractions, to focus on writing? What if we, as writers, could be PAID to take time away from Life, and just write? That, my friend, would be writer's heaven. The good news is:...
Becoming-A-Writer Tip # 4: Feedback
Today's topic is the lifeblood of artists: feedback. feed·back ˈfēdˌbak noun noun: feedback 1. information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc., used as a basis for improvement. Except for the rare person who writes solely for...
How To Start Your Own Blog In 3 Easy Steps
I made a new friend this week. I met her at my church's weekly small-group get together. She was quiet throughout most of the meeting, but something inexplicable drew me to her. At the end, we got to talking, and I found out she was a fellow writer! Well wadda-ya...
The Wonder of Role Playing Games (RPGs)
My day started with a tweet: “Discovering the awesomeness of group storytelling through role playing games #rpg” Last Sunday, my husband, David, and I gathered with a group of four others to start on a great adventure. David is running a Superhero role playing game...
