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Writer Wednesday—What Makes a Book Sell?

The short answer is this: I’ll be darned if I know! The long answer, however, is this: Many, many factors. First, you have to have a good story, and/or a book with wide appeal. Second, it must be well-designed. Third, you have to get it to market. A good story has a beginning, a middle, […]

Prep Tuesday—Final Ferguson

I said yesterday that I’m sick of hearing about Ferguson, etc., so this is it. Next week, back to your regularly scheduled programming. A news story the other day was about a woman who’d been blinded by an officer firing a bean bag gun. She’s pregnant. Sounds horrific, right? Well, there’s a little more to […]

Prep Monday—The End of Ferguson?

Boy, it’s been an interesting week around here. I won’t go into the whole long, sad story because unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re familiar with the details and the start of this fiasco. In spite of underlying racism, however, if Mike Brown had only followed directions when Officer Wilson told him to […]

Writer Wednesday—How to Write a Book

Here you go, the handy dandy guide to writing that book you were always planning: Have a story Write it down Check for plot consistency Check for mechanical errors Let someone read it. Make any necessary changes Simple, right? Everyone has a story, their own story; some people come up with other stories—which are really […]

Prep Tuesday—Ferguson

I’ve barely blogged about the Ferguson situation these last two months, simply because, well, everyone else does, and besides: I’m a white woman, what could I possibly contribute? And then I thought about it all, again, constantly, 24/7 it seems, and so here I am. The grand jury decision is going to be announced any […]

Prep Monday—Mental Prep

Based on the events of the last few months, I’m starting to wonder if I’m mentally tough enough to handle SHTF. Three months of protests, some violence, lots of rumors. Rumors perpetuated by the media, hell, even started by them . . . I’ve written a lot of articles on stress and its effects, and […]

An interview with Robin Tidwell

Originally posted on bookbrowsing:
Robin’s writing career began at the age of eight, when her grandmother insisted she read Gone with the Wind before taking her to see the movie. Inspired by Margaret Mitchell, she began scribbling little booklets of stories, and was the editor of her elementary school newspaper and a columnist in high…

QOTD—Book Pricing

“How do I know what price to put on my book?” As a former bookseller and a current publisher and author, I can tell you two things for sure: If your book is priced over $15, it won’t sell. If your book is priced below $8, you won’t make any money. Now, I’m speaking of […]

Writer Wednesday—Repeat

I’ve mentioned, once or twice, that the fourth book in the REDUCED series will be coming out in March. And it will. Consider this the official announcement! RECYCLED ended with: The dark clouds came from the west, boiling and black. The wind whipped across the land, shoving aside everything in its path, everything that wasn’t […]

Prep Tuesday—More on Ferguson

We heard late yesterday that our esteemed governor, Jay Nixon, has activated the Missouri National Guard. No, there’s been no announcement from the grand jury, but it’s of course just a matter of time. Days, hours, no one knows. This is a perfect example of sheltering in place. First, I’m not willing to leave my […]