For readers, here are some recommendations for books published this last year: Anne Ayers Koch has written two books of essays: It’s all About the Story: Composing a Life in Books “speaks to everyone who appreciates mystery, detective and romance stories. In a series of twent-two brief essays, the author reflects on these genres—why they […]
Character Prompt
Want a new character in your book or story just for fun? Plan a trip to a store where there is only one cash register. Promise yourself that the first person in line when you walk in will be a character you will develop. What does he/she look like? What kinds of clothes? Hairstyle? Notice […]
Frances Caballo Book on Social Media
Social Media can be overwhelming, it still is for me. I’ve found Frances Caballo’s book, Social Media Just for Writers, The Best Online Marketing Tips for Selling Your Books, helpful. It’s an interesting read compared to some books I’ve checked out on the topic. It doesn’t make the overwhelm any easier, but at least I […]
A Class of Muses
At 53,433 words for NaNoWriMo 2012, we have a rough draft for our class anthology. As in all the post NaNo years, editing and polishing are next on the agenda. The goal is to have it published by February. Since I crammed for five and a half hours, I probably need another NaNo pressure to […]
NaNoWriMo
Five and a half hours left until midnight. I have only 30,000 more words to add to our anthology, Class of Muses. Your stories are in my files and I’m still searching for more to include.
The Quote that Came My Way Today
Our fellow writer, Anne Koch, sent me a note card with the following quote by an unknown author: “Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book.”
The Next Big Thing
This post is a chain blog called “The Next Big Thing”. In a series of blogs, writers answer a set of ten questions about the stories they’re writing (Works in Progress or WIPs). Next week five writers will follow me and answer the questions at their blog sites. The writers listed below have taken part […]