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12th BLOGOVERSARY MONTH CELEBRATION

HEATHER GRAHAMUSA Best Selling Author HeatherGraham will do a 1 hour Q&A session via Zoon on May 24th. Link to be postedsoon. Do help promote. She is celebrating our 12th with us!"Happy Anniversary!I've been at this more years than I care to share--really dates me!--and therewill always be ups and downs in the writing world as the world itself is everchanging. But one thing I've discovered!

Peaks and valleys; 2023 up to now, by Peggy Jaeger

 I had such great hopes for 2023, I really did.But almost 4 months completely in, things haven't been...great. Not career-wise or personally.I'd planned on penning and releasing 10 books this year. I've had three go out already, with another at the publishing house. That one looks like it will go in August. But my writing schedule has suffered a big hit due to personal issues, so those 10 have

Ups & Downs vs Right & Left by Sophie Bartow

 The ups and downs of writing is a topic that has many meanings, depending on where you are on your journey. Considering I’ve just started down this road, my answer is easy. The best part of writing is having people tell you they love your book. Whereas the hardest part is finding a way for your book to stand out among the million others published each day. However, if that’s the only answer I

Ups & Downs vs Right & Left

 The ups and downs of writing is a topic that has many meanings, depending on where you are on your journey. Considering I’ve just started down this road, my answer is easy. The best part of writing is having people tell you they love your book. Whereas the hardest part is finding a way for your book to stand out among the million others published each day. However, if that’s the only answer I

Best of Times/Worst of Times?

 “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.”Charles Dickens wrote those words in 1859 and as far as I’m concerned, he could havebeen talking about life as an author at any time in history.The Best of Times. You write a book and discover how much you love the entireprocess.The Worst of Times. Publishers won’t look at your masterpiece without an agent andagents won’t consider an

Editing and Writing

“Style means the right word. The rest matters little."—Jules Renard“Keep a small can of WD-40 on your desk—away from any open flames—to remind yourself that if you don’t write daily, you will get rusty.”                                                                   --George Singleton"Half my life is an act of revision."—John Irving"Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a

Sith-ing it up at Star Wars Celebrations

 Hi, I'm Pippa Jay, author of sci-fi and supernatural stories to engage your emotions.And this year I was lucky enough to have Star Wars Celebrations revisit my home country. It was last here in 2016, when I had the great privilege of being gifted a three day pass by a very generous friend and fellow SW fan.When the announcement came of its return, I spent a long time debating whether to go.

Who Knew BOOKSIGNINGS Could be So Much Fun … Delsora Lowe

Being an author is not for thefeint of heart, especially when you consider yourself an introvert. I havealways considered myself an extrovert. Over the years, I worked in outwardfacing occupations, in food service, hospitality, event planning, andnon-profits. In all those positions I had to be the friendly, outgoing personALL THE TIME. And truthfully, I love interacting with people. But it

Writers on Writing.

Prose is architecture, not interior decoration."—Ernest Hemingway     "It's none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way."—Ernest Hemingway "I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose."—Stephen King                                  Prose is architecture, not interior decoration."—Ernest Hemingway Hope you've enjoyed

By: Judy Kentrushttps://judykentrus.com/ A number of yea...

 By: Judy Kentrushttps://judykentrus.com/ A number of years ago, I wrote a romantic suspense series,The Association, and I introduced Matilda and Hudson. They’re the couple in Keyto my Heart, the first book in my new romantic suspense series that launches onApril 23rd. The Key Series is all about four sisters who are given a special birthday gift,a key, and a riddle from Margie, their