Category: Writing
Writer’s Insight, October: Copyright Permissions
While I appreciate and respect laws, especially copyright laws, I don’t know everything about them. That’s most writers, unless you’re also in the legal field. The most that I’ve learned about the law I’ve learned from re-runs of Law and Order and Drop Dead Diva…
Writer’s Event: Local Critique Group Meeting 10/14
If you’re local to Charlotte, NC (or know a writer who is), the Mountain Island branch of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Library is having its October Writer’s Group Meeting on October 14, 2017 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Guest speaker will be from Park Road Books…
Book Review: “All From Dreams-Book One” by Bethanie F. DeVors
Check out this review on Goodreads, if you want to view the hidden spoiler content. It’s just, like, 2 sentences. 😉 (The rest of the text is below) Review on All From Dreams: Book One: The Seodrassian Chronicles by Bethanie F. DeVors My rating: 4…
Writer’s Insight, August: Starting Over Doesn’t Mean Looking Backward
So, if you’ve been following my blog for the last month, you probably know about my latest struggles with my first novel manuscript. But in case you need a quick refresher: Feb 2017— Beta Reads and feedback. Major rewrites needed for first half of book Mar-Apr…
Writer’s Insight July: Post #CampNaNo Vol. 2
Last year was my first foray into the #NanoWriMo world (thanks, Joynell Schultz!), where I worked on drafting my second novel. But I didn’t win. 😦 This July’s camp, I focused on editing my first novel. I was more cognizant of deadlines, and with a…
Wanted: Writer with Armor-Thick Skin
Believe it or not, I am participating in Camp NaNoWriMo this month (that’s a scene set-up; this is not about Camp) mainly because NaNo has made camp more flexible this time around: you can set page goals if you need to edit instead of…
Book Marketing: A Cheap Starter
This article from the Self pub arm of Publisher’s Weekly – The Book Life – is a good starter for indie authors who want to market but don’t have a lot of money or resources. I though about my self and my website re-launch…
