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What’s Happening in the Literary World–Do You Need a Literary Executor?

I have a new article up over at Story Empire: What’s Happening in the Literary World–Literary Executors What used to be a simple process of penning what we-all hope will be extraordinary fiction has become complicated with AI, digital outlets, audio books, tons of rules, international issues, and more. Each month, I’ll talk about one … Continue reading →

Book 3 in Sandra Cox’s Amazing Mateo series–you will love this

Blurb With her demise, everyone should be safe, but something insidious is happening to Mateo’s town and to the woman he loves. People are dying and Blair is changing, taking on mannerisms that are clearly not her own. Becoming a danger to herself and others. He has no idea what is happening to the town’s … Continue reading →

How I’m Doing on Endangered Species–10–Netflix Made a Docudrama About my Character

Note: If you subscribe to my newsletter, you may already have received the information below.   Savage Land is the third trilogy about primeval man in the series, Dawn of Humanity. Endangered Species is Book 1: Their world crumbling, Yu’ung and her Neanderthal tribe battle to survive one of the worst natural disasters mankind has ever … Continue reading →

Celebrate Frontierado by Reading Western

HAPPY FRONTIERADO! And thank you to efriend, Balladeer, for alerting me to this must-celebrate holiday. Frontierado is the day we devote to the myth of the old west. It happens the first Friday of every August. You can read more about it on Balladeer’s blog here. For those of you who love Westerns, here are … Continue reading →

Tech Tools for Writing II

The last time I shared my favorite Tech Tools for writers, I included: A good editing program A digital device Google Forms Canva Book Trailer Program Since then, I’ve found more I like equally well. Here’s my updated list: Cliche Finder Ebook Conversion webtools ProWriting Aid Read-aloud program Reedsy Book Editor Jotform Apps Cliché Finder … Continue reading →

Tech Tools for Writing

The last time I shared my favorite Tech Tools for writers, I included: A good editing program A digital device Google Forms Canva Book Trailer Program Since then, I’ve found more I like equally well. Here’s my updated list: Cliche Finder Ebook Conversion webtools ProWriting Aid Read-aloud program Reedsy Book Editor Jotform Apps Cliché Finder … Continue reading →

Robbie Cheadle’s Latest “And the Grave Awaits”

If you haven’t met Robbie Cheadle, be prepared for a writer like no other. She not only pens children’s books, poetry, paranormal stories, and other genres, she also draws beautiful paintings–my favorites, of the animals native to her home on South Africa. I’m excited to host her here on WordDreams today to launch her latest … Continue reading →

60+ Traits that Make Your Characters Memorable

During my blog hop to introduce my newest prehistoric fiction, Natural Selection, good efriend Jacquie Biggar, hosted my article on 60+ Traits That Make Your Character Memorable.  Jacqui is an award-winning author of romance who has been listed on USA Today’s bestseller list. Her writing is centered around tough, alpha male characters who fall for … … Continue reading →

How Did Early Man Tell Time

When I introduced my newest prehistoric fiction, Natural Selection, good efriend Darlene Foster hosted an article I wrote on one of the many curiosities of early man. Darlene is the author of the Amanda YA travel adventures and webmaster for an excellent blog, Darlene Foster’s Blog (drop by and chat if you have time). If … Continue reading →

Why Use Airplane Mode When Not Flying?

Tech Tips for Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future Tip. Like everyone else on the planet, I understand I must switch to ‘airplane mode’ … Continue reading →