As I prepare for NaNoWriMo it helps to have a sense of humor. Check out this post by Kristen Lamb. https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/you-know-youre-a-writer-when-2/#like-18061
Read MoreNext week NaNoWriMo begins! I’ll be busy trying to write 50,000 words on the third book in my Dancing Through Life Series, A Slow Waltz. While participating in National Novel Writing Month, I won’t be doing my usual blog posts, however I will attempt to entertain you with pictures from my recent trip to Ireland! […]
Read MoreI’ve been called the queen of goal setting in the past. Yes, I love to set goals, almost as much as I love making lists. And I take great pleasure in looking at those goals to see which ones I have completed and can cross off my list. As I mentioned last week, I’ve been […]
Read MoreCheck out Kristen Lamb’s recent blog post on why good girls don’t become best-sellers. Time to unleash your inner bad girl. 🙂 If you aren’t already following her blog, you should be. Good Girls Don’t Become Best-Sellers—Channeling Your Inner “Bad Girl” to Reach Your Dreams
Read MoreI’m no stranger to stress. Years ago, as a single mom raising three kids while working full-time, I wrote a book, not the book, on stress, Motherhood Stress: It Causes More than a Few Grey Hairs. I thought that once my kids were on their own, my life would naturally de-stress – NOT! The past […]
Read MoreSummer is over and so is my Summer Work In Progress, at least for a while. I’ve got a lot of good suggestions from my first beta reader, as well as helpful feedback from my writers’ group, leaving me with changes as well as more questions. I’m going to clean the manuscript up some more […]
Read MoreCheck out my recent guest post on Reality Check, SheWrites.com: http://www.shewrites.com/profiles/blogs/reality-check-what-if-your-whole-book-is-a-darling-by-patricia Maybe you can relate. If so, I would love to hear from you. And for those following my posts on my Summer Work in Progress – Yes, this is the same book.
Read MoreWhat’s Up with all the Free Webinars? Are They Really Free? Over the past two years, I’ve been signing up for multiple free webinars on book publishing and marketing. They all have a hook at the end, trying to sell you their product. In that they take up valuable time, they aren’t free. In that […]
Read MoreFamilies throughout the country are preparing for back to school. Continuing with my birthing a book and raising it to adulthood theme, I’m now preparing my book for school. One of the first things you do when you have a baby is name it. I had a working title, My Father’s Desk, but I wasn’t […]
Read More“The nail that sticks out gets beat in.” Chinese Proverb Another webinar I attended, mentioned how you have to behave like a two year old, demanding attention, in order to be noticed in today’s crowded market. How not like me! I’m the wall flower at the dance, trying to make sure no-one notices me. I’m […]
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