With the celebration of 50 years of Star Trek in full swing, and with a few new followers here on my blog, I’m curious to know, how many of you are fellow Trekkies? If you’ve read any of my books, you might have figured out that I’m a total Trekkie….
I’m writing this post to confront a misconception. Traditionally published books are better than independently published books. Of course, what exactly does “better” mean? Does it mean better editing? Does it mean less typos, better flow, less cliches, stronger characters, and more creative stories? I know this subject tends to…
Reading: I just finished reading (last night at 1 AM) the third book of Benjamin K. Hewett’s series, Swords. Let me just say, as a mom of five little ones, I consider sleep to be sacred, so to stay up so late past bedtime is a huge thing–it means I…
This post is inspired by my awesome PA Courtney! She’s starting the journey of writing her first book, and I offered to write a few words of advice on what to do when you’re in phase one of writing the first draft. All the advice I give comes from my…
Happy Monday! Today I would like to discuss the topic of bad reviews. I don’t care how thick some tout their skin to be, bad reviews hurt. When I published my first novella in the spring of 2014, I had heard some of the horror stories associated with bad reviews,…
