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THRILLERFEST FIRST-TIMERS TELL US In May, I wrote an article about my experience attending ThrillerFest (the annual conference of the International Thriller Writers – ITW) for the first time, including…
Writing professor Susan Shapiro is a master in the art of the essay—both writing them and selling them to paying outlets. In her book, THE BYLINE BIBLE—Get Published in 5…
Since I’d decided to write about reincarnation, what prior life would my heroine experience? The practice of child labor in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries really intrigues me,…
Ever wonder how authors make characters so realistic? Like you could walk around in their skin and understand exactly what they’re thinking? My article in The Writer magazine discusses two…
via The nine stages of facing rejection as a writer
In August 2011, it was finally time for me to start another project. Another novel. I wanted to write about something totally new. It’s fun and exhilarating to think…
In conjunction with my blog posts about my writing and publishing journey, The Successful Failure – My Oxymoronic Publishing Journey, I was interviewed by Daniella Levy from The Rejection Survival Guide…
Review of Good Naked – Reflections on How to Write More, Write Better, & Be Happier By Joni B. Cole