Diversity is a current buzz word in publishing. Publishers want books with diverse characters. In 2013, when I thought about writing the first book in my Dancing Through Life Series, Dancing on a High Wire, I envisioned the character of Esther being black and thereby providing diversity. However, following the adage, “write what you know,” […]
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As the queen of goal setting, imagine my surprise when I went to look for my 2017 writing goals and didn’t find any! Yes, I had gone a whole year without having any goals written down. How had that happened? I really don’t know. I guess I was busy with other things and forgot. This […]
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 MoreAmazon has a new program, Kindle Scout. Authors submit unpublished works and readers nominate books they would like to see published. If your book gets enough nominations, you are offered a publishing contract. If book you nominate is selected you receive a free e-copy. For more information, go to https://kindlescout.amazon.com/about. I’ve submitted my latest manuscript, […]
Read More“The truth is most of us will continue to labor on in relative obscurity” – tweet by Women Writers I’m actually comforted by those words. I’m comfortable with obscurity. I’ve been writing in some form all of my life and have no problem with continuing in relative obscurity. I’m much more comfortable in the background […]
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