I recently had the opportunity to focus in on my literary dream and purpose and sum them up in less than two minutes. Today I decided to share that with you! Chip and Joanna Gaines, co-hosts of Fixer Upper, have become far more to me than TV celebrities. They have...
Let’s face it. We live in a BUSY world. Some would proclaim it too busy (and I’m likely to agree). With all this busyness swirling around us, we often find ourselves worn out. Is it possible to continue creating through exhaustion? It is possible—with...
Most recently my writing has focused on literary fiction, but that’s not all I’ve written this year! I also participated in a short story contest earlier. Backstory You may remember that for the past couple of years, I’ve had an entire fantasy series...
How do I love book festivals? Let me count the ways. 1. Book festivals introduce us to authors and books we may otherwise miss. Since attending my first festival in 2016, I have had the opportunity to meet or at least hear several outstanding writers who I may have...
Marketing. Branding. Creating an author brand. These are the steps that, quite honestly, take far more time than the actual writing in this crazy business of becoming an author. These are the steps I’ve been working on a great deal behind the scenes over the...
Writing has always been about give and take for me. You know the saying, “Your book won’t write itself?” Well I stand tried and true to that phrase. Writing takes a lot of dedication, hard work, and most of all – the sacrificing of time. Writing is a...