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Writer Wednesday—Plotter, Panster, Who Cares?

A lot of mention has been made of one’s writing method, and what it comes down to is that is simply doesn’t matter. Do what you think is right for you. Notice that I didn’t say “what you feel;” feelings are what you pour into your work. Thinking is what you do for your career. […]

Prep Monday—A Very Hard Thing

Downsizing. We all talk about it, everyone seems to think it’s a good thing . . . But it’s NOT EASY. Bookstore surplus aside, I’m cutting back from nine bookshelves to five. Heh. Nine to five. But which books??? Sure, the old textbooks can go—who was I kidding when I kept some of those? […]

Taking a Break

I’m skipping the RHP post today and I’m just going to jabber about some other stuff that’s really bugging me. And I don’t really give a flip who gets ticked off. I’m sick and tired of all the bullshit that flies around and, honestly, a lot of it seems to land on me. […]

Writer Wednesday: Get Started!

Writing a book is hard. Even writing a bad book is hard, so they say, but sometimes I wonder . . . What comes after the writing is finished? It depends. The logical progression is to check your work (just like school), send the ms off to beta readers, tweak whatever needs tweaking—maybe a […]

Prep Monday—Sell, Sell, Sell!

We have a lot of stuff. A lot. Moving it is not fun at all—I know, been there, done that. Many times. We’ve been married 17 years and we’ve moved eight times, not counting a few hotels we stayed in while houses were being finished/made ready. At the moment, we’re looking at building a tiny […]

RHP—NOT WW—Promo and Marketing

So, sometimes I’m kind of an idiot. The most recent Writer Wednesday opened up to questions/comments by readers on how to promote their work; a kind of freebie helping hand, so to speak. And I reference the past week’s WW, which of course it was not—it was the Friday RHP blog post! Well, for your […]

Writer Wednesday

Last week’s WW was so successful, that I decided to open up the comments to questions about book marketing: Specifically, what do YOU need help doing, to get the word out? And if you haven’t yet read my marketing book on Kindle, you can still get it for just 99 cents—through Saturday. After […]

Prep Monday—Starting the Move

Yes, we’re starting now—Rome wasn’t built in a day, right? In case you missed last week’s post, we’re moving on out, no, not to the east side or even up, necessarily. Out to the woods. Homesteading. Survival. Peace and quiet. Fewer ridiculous regulations. You know. First, the getting healthy and in shape part which, […]

RHP- Author Promotion and Marketing

I’m not going to get into a debate about how Big Five promotes authors and books all over the place and how, if you’re with a small press, you’re out of luck; I’m not going to discuss how Stephen King gets everything he wants in the way of promotion and touring, etc., and all those […]

Writer Wednesday: Errors and Typos

There’s a big difference between errors and typos—the first is not knowing the correct from the incorrect, the second is making a simple mistake. How can you tell? Usually, if the incorrect usage is repetitive, that’s an error. Kinda bothers me when people—writers—claim “typos” versus errors. Writing is a craft, one which you should […]