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...by any other name... @Liz Flaherty

I was startled last week when I found out the wrong way that the title to my December release had been changed. To make a long story short, it was a disconnect between my editor and me that was unintentional and, in the long run, not a big deal.

One thing that makes it not a big deal is the fact that whenever anyone asked me about the original title, my first response was, "Uh..." I couldn't just reel off It Was Written in the Stars. This may have been because my title was too long, altho...

Grinding Away

My friend, fellow writer Karyn Good, wrote a blog this week about perseverance. She talked about being a grinder, someone who puts her head down and gets the work done.

I consider myself a grinder. I’m usually pretty good at getting things done. However, lately I’ve been finding it harder and harder to reach the finish line. Some examples:

1. There’s the six or seven partially finished manuscripts languishing on my hard-drive.
2. I’ve got at least three partially read books on my tablet.
3. There...

Moana - Not just a Disney Princess movie

While on my Disney Cruise, I had the opportunity to watch their latest animated release “Moana” on the big screen.
That was a few weeks—and a couple hundred viewings—ago.

It’s an understatement to say that my family is enchanted by this movie. And I think I can pinpoint a few of the reasons why… a few reasons that make this particular movie different from your “normal” Disney animated movie as well as a good study in character and story (yay, I’m finally able to tie a blog post to a writing co...

It's the Little Things...

 by Margie Senechal

Between the news, political posts that frequent FB, and the constant deluge of rain that's hit the Pacific NW, it's easy to let life get me down. And, just for the record, I love the rain. It's just that this is the second wettest season in 75 years. I'm ready for the Farmer's Market on a sunny day, working in the yard, and flowers.

So, it's time to find joy in the little things.

In no particular order, here are a few things that have given me moments of glee over the p...

What If I ~ @AuthorKristina Knight

Writing is hard.

I know, this is a revelation, one you've never heard before. Right? So I'll repeat it: writing is hard.

And I don't mean just the getting down of the words on paper parts - although that is a whole other kind of hard. I mean the rest of it - wondering if this book will resonate with reads (meaning, will it sell), wondering if you have anything useful to say to readers, dealing with bad reviews, dealing with good reviews, dealing with the 'what ifs' (what if I indie publish? wha...

Welcome Author Cheryl Brooks

We're so pleased to welcome multi-published author Cheryl Brooks to the round pen today to talk to us about her new and exciting Soul Survivors series. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Cheryl Brooks is a former critical care nurse who resides in rural Indiana with her husband, two sons, two horses, three cats, and one dog. She is the author of the ten book Cat Star Chronicles series,the Cowboy Heaven series (two books and one novella), the Soul Survivors trilogy, the four-book Unlikely Lover...

The icing or the cake?

Writing the romantic moments in a book is like putting the icing on the cake. We write about all the times he says the right thing, she says what she wants without stammering, their touches are electrified with passion, and love arcs between them as they share gazes across their steaming cups of half-caff. As the story progresses, we relate how they rescue each other from things real and imagined, love each other's families, and never spill their wine down the front of their shirts while they...

Happy Earth Day (a little early)!

In honor of Earth Day, April 22nd, I invited my writer peep Jillian Jacobs to be a guest blogger today.
She has an Elemental Series which she is currently promoting, and her Earth Elemental character is a total hottie (sigh.... unfortunately he's in love with Maya, the Water Elemental...) Please read her earth-friendly blog below!

When writing my Elementals series, I read a lot of articles on water conservation. In celebration of Earth Day, April 22nd, here are some tips on how to make my...

Take Flight, Albatross. Take Flight

 by Margie Senechal

For the past couple of weeks, every time I sat down at the computer, I felt as if I had an albatross hanging about. And not in the good luck kind of way.

I felt guilty because I had pressing real-life tasks that had to be done on the computer. Things like taxes, insurance renewals. You know, important stuff.

But, I wanted to get words on paper and in doing so, I put the "important" stuff off. (Please, feel free to see any previous procrastination posts to understand)

Unfo...