Sharon C. Williams's Blog, page 18

Writers Conference : My jam

This is the week that the writing conference will be upon me. I have checked my draft to the WIP that is required for one of the classes I am taking. As mentioned before I have avoided classes like this … Continue reading →

I have an addiction: Author’s life

  I have an addiction. In fact it started early on as I was growing up. It has continued to grow within me. To make it worse I married someone who has the same addiction. Books. My husband and I … Continue reading →

My birthday week: It’s all about me like it should be all about you on your birthday

My birthday falls this week. I am fortunate to have people in my life and around me that will give me gifts, cards and feed me to celebrate my birthday. But I take it a step further. First of all … Continue reading →

Sports and being an author: It’s related

  Being an avid sport fan in a number of sports can be: amazing, frustrating, exhilarating, maddening, sad, fun, incredible and so much more. But do you stop rooting for your time when they do poorly? Ahem, bandwagon fan. Do … Continue reading →

Writing conference: Bring it

  How many of you go to writing conferences, if you can that is? Getting to hang out with other like-minded people is huge for one’s spirit and motivation. Where I live there are not that many so I am … Continue reading →

People that use ghostwriters: Do you consider them an author?

  A lot of people uses ghostwriters to write down their words. So is this a job one would be interested in or not? Well, the definition of a ghostwriter according to Freelancewriting.com is: ghost writers are writers for hire … Continue reading →

Creating your book cover: Is it important to you?

  How does one go about finding the right cover for their books? If you have a publisher that helps. I was fortunate to have one that worked with me in getting a cover. When it came to my self … Continue reading →

Book contract: Sign readily?

  When I was offered my first book contract I was over the moon. I had a few people look it over and did some research to make sure it looked good. I signed it and we proceeded to getting … Continue reading →

“It’s complicated”: Is it really?

How many times have you heard in a movie or TV the phrase, “It’s complicated,” or read it in a book? If you are like me than too many to count. To be honest it has gotten old and it … Continue reading →

Writer vs. Author

  What is the difference between writers and authors? The reason I asked the question is when I typed this into the search engine on Yahoo I got the following. “We often use the words author and writer interchangeably. But … Continue reading →