The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey – Part 4

I thought long and hard about my situation. After months of querying with almost a hundred unsuccessful emails sent, I had a decision to make. It seemed to me, I…

Book Review – What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too? by Pamela Fagan Hutchins

Attention Indie Publishers!!  If you want to know how to Indie publish, or Indie market, or Indie anything book-related, this is the book for you! Pamela Fagan Hutchins puts a…

Control….

Question: If you let a control freak have control, doesn’t that mean you’re actually in control? Answer: You betcha!!!!  

Turning Creativity Into Success

I read an article entitled THE UNFAIR TRUTH ABOUT HOW CREATIVE PEOPLE REALLY SUCCEED by author Jeff Goins. It’s a great piece about what a writer needs to succeed with…

The Writers’ League of Texas 2015 Agents & Editors Conference…

I’ve never been interested in attending a conference before; never really been interested in chit-chatting with strangers. As I previously said, I’m not a mingler; the cocktail party thing is…

Creativity Is a Way of Life…

The following is an excerpt from a Writers’ Digest Article written by author Deb Caletti entitled Cultivating Creativity (Writers’ Digest July/August 2015 issue).  Item #3- Trust That It’s Worthwhile -really…

Don’t Forget About the Joy of Writing…

I recently read an interview with author Nicole Baart on the Women’s Fiction Writers’ website (hosted by author Amy Sue Nathan). Nicole had some very good advice for debut authors.…

RIDDLE: WHEN IS A COMPUTER LIKE A FRUIT??

Riddle: When Is a Computer Like a Fruit??? Answer: When it is the lemon laptop I picked out for Christmas last year. Especially for those of us who aren’t computer…