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Writing, Well Babbling About It Anyway . . .

Old post from 2015, but still relevant! Music has always played a huge part in my creative process. I can hear a song like, I Never Told You what I Do For A Living, by My Chemical Romance .  .  . .  .  .  and come up with a really awful bad guy type character …

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How To: Build Your Pitch (or Logline)

Writing your pitch is harder than writing the book but it doesn't have to be. With this basic...

Book Review: All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

Usually the books I review are written by Indie authors, but I picked up Ashley Flowers debut novel All Good People Here at my local library because I am (a huge supporter of libraries and I) love, love, love her podcast, Crime Junkie, so naturally, I had to read her book! Before getting into the […]

How-To Write a Creative Work Proposal For Your Manuscript

A creative work proposal is a compilation packet of sorts. It serves as the bridge between the writer and publisher. A proposal is a business plan for a creative work that is submitted to a publisher or agent...

Marketing Plan and Comparative Titles Analysis

I'm sharing for any of you who might want to know what to do when a publishers website says they want a marketing plan or a comparative titles analysis...

In a Baking Mood.

I’ve never published a recipe before but, all things considered, I thought it might be a good time to share a little something from my home to yours. I don’t know about you, but I get the baking bug in cold weather. “Mom’s Coffee Cake” is what I call it, but it’s essentially a cinnamon […]

Mama Bear: Part 5

Parts 1  2  3  4 Claire was sweating as she glanced again at the wide-brimmed hat sitting on the chair at the dining table. The cubs were giggling as they tried to perform jumping jacks, as demonstrated by Mama Bear. “Jacob- Cub 2- kick your feet apart when your hands go up-” Claire demonstrated. So […]

Resources for Writers

I don’t know about you, but I have been spending my time trying to catch up on writing. Usually, my writing is in the form of novels, but lately (as in the past 4 years LOL) I have been learning as much as I can about the art of screenwriting. And you know what I’ve […]

Mama Bear: Part 4

**WARNING: Deals with adult subject matter, language and themes** Parts  1    2    3  “I know what happened to Chester-” the woman said, then paused.  Sheriff Chen, still on the porch,  just stared. Then took an instinctive step forward. “What do you know?” She shook her head. Closed her eyes. “That’s not- see, I […]

Mama Bear: Part 3

** WARNING: Deals with adult subjects, language and themes** Part 1      Part 2 The case was heating up for local Sheriff Dennis Chen until the prints he’d sent to the crime lab came back. He thought for sure they’d belong to somebody within the victim’s network of low-life companions. He stared at the page […]