Jeffe’s #1 Tip for Being a Good Blogger
I love seeing the mountain bluebirds come around this time of year. They’re skittish birds though, so it’s hard to get a good shot. I’ve been leaving the tripod up with telephoto lens trained on their...
View ArticleFive Things I’d Tell My Newbie Writer Self
This is our neighborhood roadrunner. She comes by fairly frequently and checks things out. Not easy to get a good pic of her either! This isn’t the best shot I got (too much background, not *quite* in...
View ArticleFive Ways to Combat Bad Writer Habits
This week I put out on Amazon a short read. It’s a true story I wrote some time ago, that was originally published in a literary magazine, about one of the most unsettling experiences of my life. A...
View ArticleWriting to the Market – Is It *Always* Anathema?
This is like one of those “Can you spot the X?” photos. Can you spot the quail in this pic? While the others in the covey are scratching around and eating, one will get in a high spot and be the...
View ArticleWill Write for Food
I’m over at the Contemporary Romance Cafe, discussing a big surprise about going to writing full time.
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Thanks to KAK for posting on Sunday, while I was off at Daytona Beach watching ripped young men from the Embry Riddle Air Force ROTC do crunches. Oh, and being on panels, etc., at the Coastal Magic...
View ArticleWhen You’re Reading to an Empty Room
Announcing the freshly painted (though somewhat still bare of decoration) SFF Seven group blog! (Formerly Word Whores.) Come on over this week for tips and tricks on readings and signings, plus the...
View ArticleHow to Write Through the Bad Times
Hi all!! I’m back online after about ten days away and look what I returned to! The fantabulous Grace Draven shared the cover for her story in our duology FOR CROWN AND KINGDOM. Her story is THE...
View ArticleI Learned How to Write Novels by … Training in Kung Fu
I’m headed home from #RWA16, the Romance Writers of America annual conference, which was in lovely San Diego this year. This was a truly wonderful gathering this year.Grateful for this community that...
View ArticleFirst: Own Your Process
I’ve been seeing some scuttlebutt scuttling ’bout the interwebz (which of course – besides porn – is what it’s for) about how access to advice from successful authors leads to a toxic environment. By...
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